AI safety veteran tells Congress to stay out of AI regulation: "You'll make it worse"
GlenBradley · x · 2026-09-17
Responding to Sen. Josh Hawley's push for frontier AI legislation, Glen Bradley — who says he has dedicated his life to AI safety — argues Congress is technologically incompetent, citing past regulation of lightbulbs and toilets as failures. He claims regulation makes things worse 999/1000 times and urges lawmakers to stay out, highlighting a split among safety advocates over legislative approaches.
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