Ex-FTC commissioner slams AI firms for using antitrust as excuse to skip safety
austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-14
Former FTC commissioner Bedoya argues loud AI-extinction warnings deserve no credibility — anyone truly believing a 10% human-extinction risk would halt operations and call the police, not continue building toward IPO. MackenZarnold adds that AI companies invoke antitrust law as an excuse not to coordinate on safety: employees pushing for safer practices are told competitors won't self-restrain and treble damages bar cooperation. He argues these are excuses — companies should be willing to pay a real price for product safety.
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