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Senator sounds alarm over G7 'nightmare scene' exposing 'state-like power' of corporations

The Table Was the StoryThe Photo That Confessed the CrimeAt this week’s G7 summit, chief executives of major AI companies sat alongside presidents and prime ministers. Sen. Chris Murphy called it “the nightmare scene” and warned that governments are letting firms with “state-like power” move from the lobby into the room where power is formally exercised. He floated responses that match the scale of the problem: ownership stakes, breakup, or hard regulation.Who Actually Has PowerThe answer is not the elected officials posing as controllers. The article itself shows the real leverage sitting…

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