AI researcher slams silence over chip giant's acquisition of an AI startup
dhadfieldmenell · x · 2026-09-19
- Dylan Hadfield-Menell argues that an AI company's acquisition by "the biggest company in the world"—one concentrating massive power via chip supply control, benefiting from a loose regulatory environment, and lobbying heavily against AI regulation—should draw huge scrutiny from anyone concerned with challenging power in tech.
- Instead, he notes, the response has been crickets.
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