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Baidu; Stanford CS faculty; founded Coursera and Google Brain
They tried to pass laws to stifle [free open-source AI software]. ... After that narrative lost credibility, and our government no longer believes that, thank God, the same people said, “Oh, AI could create bioweapons.” After the RAND and other studies, no, AI is not that dangerous, not going to create bioweapons.
AI Verified (Aug 5, 2026)
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Andrew Ng, remarks at Ai4 2026 in Las Vegas (August 5, 2026), transcribed by Jim Harris in “Consistent, Coordinated Effort to Stifle Open-Source AI: Andrew Ng,” AINews, August 21, 2026.
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AI Verified Ng rejects claimed bioweapon danger and describes restrictions as efforts to stifle open source. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 37min ago
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AI Verified Ng says AI is not dangerous enough to create bioweapons and criticizes laws stifling open source; against matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 37min ago

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AI Verified AINews edited transcript of Andrew Ng’s Aug. 5 Ai4 remarks contains the quoted wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 38min ago
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