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Urgent need for AI regulation as global society is put to test, Altman says

By Frank Hersey ( February 19, 2026, 14:11 GMT | Insight) -- The CEO of OpenAI has said there’s an urgent need for AI regulation, and that he expects the sector to need a regulatory structure akin to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Sam Altman said at a summit in New Delhi that superintelligence is only a couple of years away, and that this could help with establishing fair mechanisms for AI governance.Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, said at a summit in the world’s largest democracy that “democratization of AI is the only fair and safe path forward,” and that regulation for the technology is needed urgently....

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