Lawmakers introduce a bill to let the government shut down AI systems, as public commentary swells with distrust after OpenAI and Anthropic incidents.
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“Sorry, my product randomly breaks the law sometimes" is not something we would tolerate from other industries. Maybe we shouldn't tolerate it with AI”— thorbenson.bsky.social, Bluesky user · Bluesky
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