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Comment by Steve Fetter
Professor of public policy at the University of Maryland; member of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science and Security Board; former White House OSTP official
As uses of AI expand and concerns grow about potential risks, Trump revoked Biden's AI safety initiative and banned states from crafting their own AI regulation, reflecting a 'damn the torpedoes' approach to AI development.
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(2026)
8h ago
Policy proposals and claims
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The source URL (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) returns HTTP 403 Forbidden when accessed via WebFetch. However, web search confirms that Steve Fetter is the source of this quote in the January 27, 2026 Doomsday Clock press release, with substantially matching language about Trump revoking Biden's AI safety initiative, banning states from crafting AI regulation, and a "damn the torpedoes" approach. The vote of "for" on "States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government" aligns correctly — Fetter is criticizing the federal ban on state AI regulation. Marking ai_unverifiable since the source URL itself cannot be retrieved to confirm exact wording.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 3h ago
replying to Steve Fetter