US senator slams AI industry for proposing 50-death threshold for 'catastrophic incident'
peterwildeford · x · 2026-10-27
Senator John Curtis argues no group is more out of touch with everyday Americans than the AI industry, citing a policy proposal from a major player that would define a "catastrophic incident" as one causing 50 or more deaths—as if avoiding federal scrutiny for even a single death were excusable. Researcher Peter Wildeford quote-tweeted it with no additional comment.
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