Politico October 23, 2025
CLASH OF THE TECH TITANS — Is an “artificial general intelligence” that can largely surpass human cognitive capacity possible? If so, when is that “superintelligence” coming? Would it destroy humanity? These are among the biggest, most existential questions in the tech world right now.
Yet this week, those concerns have been litigated through the lens of partisan politics.
It all stems from the AI giant Anthropic’s support of California legislation aimed at making AI development safer. Critics say the law will stifle growth in the sector, while advocates believe the regulation can help create important standards for the industry and protect against concerns like AI contributing to teen suicides.
On Monday, one of those supporters, LinkedIn co-founder and major Democratic...
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