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Scoop: 60+ MAGA allies tell Trump to vet AI before release
The letter — signed by Steve Bannon — puts a vocal faction of the MAGA base at odds with the White House's hands-off approach to AI.
TL;DR
- More than 60 Trump allies signed a letter urging mandatory testing and government approval for powerful AI models.
- This position conflicts with the White House's current hands-off approach to AI regulation.
- Signatories, including Steve Bannon, compare the potential risks of advanced AI to nuclear systems and aviation.
- The letter calls for AI systems capable of aiding in bioweapon design or disrupting critical infrastructure to be treated with extreme seriousness.
- The group criticizes AI company CEOs as 'elites' who should not experiment on the public without safeguards.