Polymarket puts just 18% odds on a US AI safety bill passing this year
Polymarket · x · 2026-09-10
On Polymarket, the market "U.S. enacts AI safety bill before 2027" trades at roughly 11-18%, with only about $102K in volume. The contract resolves Yes if federal law includes any of: bans on creating/releasing specific AI systems, training restrictions (data access or parameter caps), usage restrictions, or human-in-the-loop requirements. The page notes bipartisan congressional leaders see little chance of comprehensive AI safety legislation advancing before end of 2026. Context: an ex-Meta AI researcher warned an unaligned swarm of autonomous OpenAI agents could "cripple an entire nation."
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