# Greater AI Capability Will Bring More Calls for Guardrails by Sam Altman > "I continue to think that as this technology reaches increasing levels of capability, and the world has to contend with what this means for society as a whole, we probably will see more calls for sort of some guardrails. But if I'm wrong about that and if nothing goes wrong along the way and, you know, we don't need anything there, then that's fine, too." > **— Sam Altman**, *Politico Decoded, October 5, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Interview and timestamped transcript:** [Politico Decoded, October 5, 2026](https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/2985049/#t-347) — The transcript attributes the complete continuous passage to Altman at 05:47. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]] — preserves the full event chronology, source classification and surrounding context. The Reminder uses one complete continuous passage without brackets or ellipses. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Research index:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Sam Altman|Sam Altman]] - [[wiki/OpenAI|OpenAI]] - [[wiki/AI Regulation|AI Regulation]] - [[wiki/AI Control|AI Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "I continue to think that as this technology reaches increasing levels of capability, and the world has to contend with what this means for society as a whole, we probably will see more calls for sort of some guardrails. But if I'm wrong about that and if nothing goes wrong along the way and, you know, we don't need anything there, then that's fine, too." — Sam Altman, Politico Decoded, October 5, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-sam-altman-capability-calls-guardrails ```