# ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman gives chilling warning after fears grow over out-of-control AI > Source: > Published: 2026-09-16 17:50:59+00:00 # ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman gives chilling warning after fears grow over out-of-control AI - [OpenAI](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/openai) Chief Executive Sam Altman stated at a San Francisco conference that the world is right to be afraid of[AI](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ai) . - Altman identified key risks associated with AI, including loss-of-control accidents and the dangerous concentration of power. But he said that people should “trust that we are going to do the right thing because it's the right thing and we feel the magnitude of this.” - The heightened scrutiny follows warnings from a former developer that advanced AI could pose existential risks by the end of the decade. - Altman called on the public to trust that OpenAI will act responsibly despite commercial pressures to accelerate development. - While welcoming a federal safety framework for frontier AI, Altman urged developers to proactively implement security safeguards.