Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it’s controlled

Major AI companies are raising concerns about the safety of their systems while simultaneously lobbying to influence government regulation. Critics suggest these efforts may be motivated by political and financial interests.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain? The answer may lie in the companies’ efforts to score political goals ahead of the U.S. midterm elections and the money top artificial intelligence labs and their...
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