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The One Sentence That Could Transform the AI Debate
Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, told Politico that the world should “accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.” He was trying to make the case for a lighter regulatory touch, but I think his words will have the opposite effect. When Congress takes up AI, probably sometime in January, I think this stark statement will scare a lot of people and help define the debate.
Meanwhile, the anger driving American politics isn’t uniquely American. Germany’s ultra-conservative Alternative for Deutschland is threatening Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Spain’s prime minister called a…
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