Sam Altman says assigning religious power or human judgment to AI is a real safety issue
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Sam Altman said assigning religious power or human judgment to AI models is a real safety issue. He described the concern as “a real safety issue” and said he is “very uncomfortable” with it. The framing shifts safety debate toward limiting how AI is trusted or empowered in human-relevant authority contexts.
Why it matters
Sam Altman said he’s “very uncomfortable” with people assigning religious power to AI models or handing them human judgment, calling it “a real safety issue.” Axios read the post as a veiled shot at Anthropic.
