HILTZIK : OF COURSE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REGULATE AI , BUT NOT THE WAY THE AI INDUSTRY PREFERS

What happened: An opinion column argues the AI industry supports government regulation only when it designs the rules itself, citing OpenAI's June governance blueprint, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for binding regulation, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's push for a "lighter touch regulatory stance." Key numbers: OpenAI blueprint issued in June; Why it matters: The column says industry proposals such as a White House "accord on super intelligence" endorse self-regulation with no mention of government oversight, and that regulation historically arrives only after a technology's costs appear.

An opinion column argues the AI industry supports government regulation only when it designs the rules itself, citing OpenAI's June governance blueprint, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for binding regulation, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's push for a "lighter touch regulatory stance."

The column says industry proposals such as a White House "accord on super intelligence" endorse self-regulation with no mention of government oversight, and that regulation historically arrives only after a technology's costs appear.