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About the only thing that unites Democrats and Republicans is fear of artificial intelligence
The squabble between America’s government and Anthropic makes an AI disaster more likely
State-backed efforts to catch up with frontier models are doomed
Demand for open-weight models is soaring
After Mythos, a laissez-faire approach is no longer politically tenable or strategically wise
The technology presents dazzling opportunities—and ominous risks
