Romney Calls AI Safeguards Top National Priority as Anthropic Urges Global Development Pause
michael_nielsen · x · 2026-09-11
Per WSJ, Anthropic urged a global pause in AI development, flagging 'self-improvement' risk. Senator Mitt Romney amplified the call, arguing the risks of AI weapons, pathogens, mass unemployment, surveillance and even extinction must no longer be ignored, and that AI safeguards should be the nation's highest and most urgent priority.
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