A decade ago, OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, confided to The New Yorker that he had stockpiled firearms, gold, antibiotics, and gas masks, and had even secured a plot of land in Big Sur, California, as a precautionary measure. Fast forward ten years, and he has publicly articulated that, to harness the immense potential of AI while preserving technological independence, society must be willing to accept certain risks—such as hacking and fraud. Altman is not alone in holding this perspective; some of Anthropic’s founding team members have also contemplated acquiring property in remote regions of the United States, as a potential refuge should AI spiral out of control. Despite OpenAI’s decision to scrap release plans due to model-related concerns, significant internal debates persist regarding the balance between innovation and risk. Altman maintains that the benefits of AI will vastly surpass its drawbacks, yet this stance has ignited considerable debate.