Lawmakers Blast AI Companies After Researcher Warns of Human Extinction by 2030 The recent warnings from Anthropic researchers, coupled with employee Jacob Coxon's resignation, have sparked a firestorm in Washington over the risks of artificial intelligence.
Lawmakers have quickly shifted from skepticism to alarm, highlighting a deeper issue: fear and doomsday predictions are more effective than facts and data.
Some lawmakers have been vocal about acknowledging AI dangers, which is a departure from their typical partisan gridlock on issues like climate change or social media regulation.