Former FTC Commissioner slams AI CEOs seeking 'antitrust waiver' amid safety-vs-antitrust clash
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-14
A debate is brewing over whether antitrust or safety should take priority in AI. A former FTC Commissioner argues that while individual employees' panic may be sincere, CEOs pushing for a broad "antitrust waiver" deserve deep skepticism given industry economics and the threat from open models. Commenter PEWilliams calls the number of people prioritizing antitrust over safety "astonishing."
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