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Most of the information that is of greatest interest from a national security and public interest perspective would not damage competitiveness if disclosed appropriately. [...] The U.S. government can also use existing authorities, such as the Defens... more AI Unverifiable source (2026)

According to the proposed rule, a covered US person will be required to provide quarterly reports to BIS if the US person “engages in, or plans, within six months, to engage in ‘applicable activities.’” “Applicable activities” include: “Conducting a... more Unverified source (2024)

The executive order appropriately constructs a voluntary and phased approach to introducing and evaluating frontier AI security models that would prioritize strengthening critical infrastructure and proactively remediating vulnerabilities. [...] It a... more Unverified source (2026)

[Asked whether he would advocate for a pause if every other company and every other country also paused:] I think so. [...] it kind of needs international collaboration, because even if one company or even one nation or even the West decided to do th... more Unverified source (2026)

the mechanisms most needed for treaty verification [...] are also the least mature. AI Verified source (2026)

Signs you might be trying to get your frontier AI lab nationalized: You compare it to nukes… threaten half of white-collar jobs… warn recursive self-improvement could end humanity… then race ahead anyway. In other words, you want the government to sa... more Unverified source (2026)

[What] was frightening about this demonstration was how readily available some of this content or software is on kind of the black market right now, and how it can be weaponized and used to manipulate people, destroy lives and build weapons of mass d... more AI Unverifiable source (2026)

In a time dominated by open-weight biological AI models developed across the globe, limiting access to sensitive pathogen data to legitimate researchers might be one of the most promising avenues for risk reduction. AI Verified source (2026)

We've always made the assessment that the benefits to the world far outweigh the dangers. [...] as capabilities increase, I think that's going to be an important question to keep considering. AI Verified source (2026)

One camp sees a 'job apocalypse' and mass unemployment ahead; the other sees a great leap forward for society. Put me in the second camp — with a few caveats. AI Verified source (2026)

People have the wrong intuition when they say that if AI can do my job for ten dollars an hour, then my wage falls to ten dollars and my life is terrible. A world where AI can do research or teaching at that cost is a world where AI is extremely capa... more AI Unverifiable source (2026)

[AI's rise is] dead certain to eliminate jobs. AI Verified source (2026)

There is AI that is not responding to instructions, to commands, and there are documented cases of that. [...] If we don't consider ways to manage what we know is occurring already, and there is use of autonomous weapons already, if we are not lookin... more AI Verified source (2026)

My own view, after talking with colleagues in the AI Security Institute and the Alan Turing Institute, is that a moratorium would be unenforceable. Instead, I support the proposal made this week by the noble Baroness, Lady Harding, to set up a commis... more AI Verified source (2026)

AI is further blurring the line between robocalls and live scams. Criminals can now use AI-generated voices that pause, laugh, and respond in real time. These tools are cheap, scalable, and increasingly convincing. AI Verified source (2025)

AI is not a panacea to our robocall problem nor has it been the cause of most of our fraud problems thus far. AI Verified source (2024)

It would create a sovereign wealth fund through a one-time 50 percent tax — not on the profits of OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and other companies, but paid with something far more valuable than that: the stock. [...] the billions, if not trillions, of dol... more AI Verified source (2026)

Corporate profits are the result of massive investment, technological innovation and the willingness to take the risk of failure. [...] [Raising the idea of a] "national dividend" based on assumed future earnings is extremely dangerous and irresponsi... more AI Verified source (2026)

The biggest problem is that not only do they have nondisclosure agreements, they also have a mandatory arbitration clause, which means disputes never see the light of day. AI Verified source (2026)

Connecticut already has strong whistleblower laws that protect employees from retaliation. [...] creating a separate, AI-specific whistleblower regime could lead to confusion, duplication, and unintended consequences for employers operating in highly... more AI Verified source (2026)

The Trump administration is, "We want zero regulations on AI." I think that's wrong. [...] I disagree with him on this. AI Verified source (2026)

You cannot preempt all of these [state AI] laws piece-by-piece; broad-based preemption of some kind is essential, and anyone who pretends otherwise is simply not engaging with the reality on the ground. AI Verified source (2026)

The harms are unfolding in real time, they aren't hypothetical. AI chatbots have already had sexually abusive conversations with children. [...] The GUARD Act will help to protect minors from these harms by deliberately ensuring that violations are p... more AI Verified source (2026)

AI has incredible potential to transform society. At the same time, of course, there are risks that we must mitigate as a state, especially to young people. So I speak partly as a governor, but also as the father of teenage twins who grapple with thi... more AI Verified source (2026)

We want to make sure that kids are okay in the space. But if a kid or a group of kids, or a generation, let's say, is unable to access these types of tools now as they progress exponentially, you're essentially cutting off a huge benefit for them and... more AI Verified source (2026)

Theoretically, I think it's just really interesting to think about, because I'm interested in AI and the possibility that we might one day have AI systems that are actually conscious, actually thinking on par with human beings. AI Verified source (2026)

Large language models can be thought of as advanced role-players. They are really good at adopting roles based on what they've learned from their training data. That can include playing the role of a conscious robot. [...] If you have an emotional co... more AI Verified source (2026)

Consciousness is about internal states; the mimicry, no matter how rich, proves very little. [...] consciousness is not about what a creature says, but how it feels. And there is no reason to think that Claude feels anything at all. AI Verified source (2026)

In the AI era, it should be easier than ever for people to build new businesses. [...] This is important for ensuring that people broadly share in the prosperity created by superintelligence. AI Verified source (2026)

To think that new technologies will automatically benefit everyone is to ignore the evidence. (Magnifica humanitas, §161) AI Verified source (2026)

We will end up in a very concentrated world where there's like one to five giant networks of data centres owned by one to five companies, possibly in coordination with their governments. [...] If you've only got one to five companies and they each ha... more AI Verified source (2026)

The market believes that there are going to be high returns to these investments. That is predicated on two assumptions: that AI will be technologically successful and that there will be limited competition. [...] if it's technologically successful, ... more AI Unverifiable source (2026)

A little over five years ago, I had an idea on how to give every newborn American a stake in capitalism. Today, President @realDonaldTrump made that idea a reality with Trump Accounts. Unverified source (2026)

Last week, we saw AI misuse lead to the early retirement of one Chief Constable. Now, the police reportedly plan to use AI to usher in an era of 'predictive policing', targeting criminals before they commit crimes. This is unbelievably unwise. The us... more Unverified source (2026)

When I was in justice, my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times. ... more AI Unverifiable source (2026)