The AI regulation smackdown isn’t over
At the start of this week, the who's-who of AI seemed - at least tentatively - on the side of AI regulation. Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had proposed a three-step plan for slowing AI development, including by embedding third-party evaluators in labs, coordinating across the domestic industry, and forging international agreements potentially with government assistance. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis, and even SpaceX CEO Elon Mus
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AI leaders initially appeared aligned on supporting industry regulation through measures like third-party evaluators in labs and international agreements. However, the consensus fractured when some major AI company executives publicly opposed limiting companies' autonomy and blocked proposals for an industry-funded independent regulator. The Trump administration has dismissed concerns about AI safety as a hoax, making government involvement unlikely in the near term, leaving the industry divided on whether self-regulation or independent oversight is the right path forward.
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