Commenter: anyone regulating AI should prove they understand how it works
intellectronica · x · 2026-09-10
Responding to a thread involving Senator Chris Van Hollen, the author argues that anyone discussing AI regulation should first demonstrate even the faintest understanding of how AI actually works, and claims that coordination around 'doomer hype' is clearly motivated by something other than saving humans. A skeptical, anti-regulation take on AI policy discourse.
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