
The AI Industry Has Lost the Plot
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeAi SafetyAi RegulationAi EthicsOpenAIEu Ai ActThe AI Industry Has Completely Lost the PlotA slow-down of AI development because of safety concerns? But what spooked them is not the ghost in the machine, it is the look at their balance sheets.A commentary. But nobody knows where that money is supposed to come from.And with OpenAI now delaying its IPO, allegedly and conveniently over “safety concerns”, too, the industry need a way out of this mess (TechCrunch 2026).
- ▪Press enter or click to view image in full sizeAi SafetyAi RegulationAi EthicsOpenAIEu Ai ActThe AI Industry Has Completely Lost the PlotA slow-down of AI development because of safety concerns?
- ▪But what spooked them is not the ghost in the machine, it is the look at their balance sheets.A commentary.
- ▪But nobody knows where that money is supposed to come from.And with OpenAI now delaying its IPO, allegedly and conveniently over “safety concerns”, too, the industry need a way out of this mess (TechCrunch 2026).
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Press enter or click to view image in full sizeAi SafetyAi RegulationAi EthicsOpenAIEu Ai ActThe AI Industry Has Completely Lost the PlotA slow-down of AI development because of safety concerns? In reality the industry’s balance sheets are scarier than its AI models.Wolfgang Hauptfleisch5 min read·Just now--ListenShareThere we are again: Over the last week, the triumvirate of AI CEOs (Altman, Amodei, Musk) has been calling for a “slow down” of AI development, again, allegedly over concerns for everyone’s safety (Financial Times 2026). But what spooked them is not the ghost in the machine, it is the look at their balance sheets.A commentary.
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