David Patterson: US Government Slowdown of AI Releases Is Unnecessary, Liability Suffices
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-09-14
Turing Award winner David Patterson (of Google TPU fame) argues that the US government slowing the release of Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 has no evidence of being necessary or beneficial. He contends AI companies can slow releases on their own when needed, and that product liability provides sufficient motivation — government regulation adds nothing. Note the model versions mentioned are not officially confirmed; the core is his anti-regulation stance.
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