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Innovation economist; ITIF president
I don’t think it’s going to kill us. At the same time, I do think it’s important for the federal government to seriously fund AI safety research. We need to know a lot more about how the models work.
AI Verified (Apr 17, 2026)
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Robert D. Atkinson, quoted by the Associated Press at a House roundtable, 17 April 2026.
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Governments should fund open-source AI safety tools and red-teaming infrastructure as public goods.
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