Turn_Trout opposes Klobuchar–Thune AI bill: voluntary lab self-restraint isn't enough
Turn_Trout · x · 2026-09-14
AI safety researcher TurnTrout, citing what he's seen 'from the inside' about AI companies breaking promises, calls for rejecting bills like Klobuchar–Thune that leave auditing and pacing up to the labs. Good intentions plus voluntary restrictions are not enough, he argues — the law must bind.
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