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Comment by Benjamin Laufer

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Researcher in AI safety regulation; first author of a 2026 study on AI safety regulation published in PNAS.
The goal of regulation should be the mutual benefit of everybody in society, and this can include those developing the technology, but also end users and the public.
AI Verified (Jul 20, 2026)
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Benjamin Laufer, quoted in Patricia Waldron, “Weak AI regulation may backfire, making products less safe,” Cornell Chronicle, July 20, 2026.
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AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models
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AI Unverifiable The quote supports public-benefit regulation generally but does not establish a position on company liability for deployed-model harms. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Verified against the cited https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/weak-ai-regulation-may-backfire-making-products-less-safe; the source context matches the stored wording, attribution, and day date. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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