What policy makers need to know about AI safety and security
What policy makers need to know about AI safety and security Posted by ekr on 26 Jul 2026 We can all see that AI is rapidly changing the world, and it's bringing with it a whole new set of safety and security issues. Fundamentally these are technical problems, but they raise enormous policy questions about how to manage the risks associated with these new technologies. As with all technology policy questions, making good decisions requires some understanding of the technology, but it's also not practical for policy makers to read and understand what is an enormous and often highly technical literature.
- ▪What policy makers need to know about AI safety and security Posted by ekr on 26 Jul 2026 We can all see that AI is rapidly changing the world, and it's bringing with it a whole new set of safety and security issues.
- ▪Fundamentally these are technical problems, but they raise enormous policy questions about how to manage the risks associated with these new technologies.
- ▪As with all technology policy questions, making good decisions requires some understanding of the technology, but it's also not practical for policy makers to read and understand what is an enormous and often highly technical literature.
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What policy makers need to know about AI safety and security Posted by ekr on 26 Jul 2026 We can all see that AI is rapidly changing the world, and it's bringing with it a whole new set of safety and security issues. Fundamentally these are technical problems, but they raise enormous policy questions about how to manage the risks associated with these new technologies. As with all technology policy questions, making good decisions requires some understanding of the technology, but it's also not practical for policy makers to read and understand what is an enormous and often highly technical literature.
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