‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
JD Vance advised frontier AI companies to ‘look inward’ when it came to safety risks. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/ReutersView image in fullscreenJD Vance advised frontier AI companies to ‘look inward’ when it came to safety risks. Photograph: Carlos Barría/ReutersAlthough many doubt that claim, it added fuel to the suggestion from Anthropic’s alignment science lead, Evan Hubinger, that there was a greater than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within 10 years.
- ▪JD Vance advised frontier AI companies to ‘look inward’ when it came to safety risks.
- ▪Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/ReutersView image in fullscreenJD Vance advised frontier AI companies to ‘look inward’ when it came to safety risks.
- ▪Photograph: Carlos Barría/ReutersAlthough many doubt that claim, it added fuel to the suggestion from Anthropic’s alignment science lead, Evan Hubinger, that there was a greater than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within 10 years.
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JD Vance advised frontier AI companies to ‘look inward’ when it came to safety risks. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/ReutersView image in fullscreenJD Vance advised frontier AI companies to ‘look inward’ when it came to safety risks. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/ReutersAnthropic‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulationUS vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanityRobert Booth UK technology editorWed 16 Sep 2026 06.42 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 06.55 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, telling companies creating the most advanced models: “If you’re building Frankenstein, stop.”The US…
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