Artificial Intelligence
AI Companies Are Begging for Rules. Politicians Keep Refusing.
The companies building the most powerful technology in human history are pleading for regulation. The politicians in charge are calling it a hoax. Here's why this dangerous standoff matters more than any product launch.
Lavamgam AISep 22, 20268 min read read
The Signal
Here's the sentence that should stop you cold: OpenAI, the company that kicked off the entire generative AI race, is now actively lobbying Congress for binding safety laws. Not vague "principles." Not self-governing frameworks. Actual, enforceable rules with teeth. Meanwhile, the President of the United States declared last weekend that AI safety fears are "more of a hoax than climate change" and announced an "AI Force" — essentially militarizing the technology instead of...
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