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INDUSTRY BEGS GOVT TO SLOW DOWN AI; CRITICS CALL IT 'NATIONAL SURRENDER'

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INDUSTRY BEGS GOVT TO SLOW DOWN AI; CRITICS CALL IT 'NATIONAL SURRENDER'

Leaders from OpenAI, Meta, and DeepMind signed an open letter asking for government-enforced "pacing" of AI, warning of uncontrollable systems. Critics have slammed the move as anti-competitive and a dangerous capitulation.

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But there is a real risk that capability development rapidly accelerates beyond our ability to understand or control the resulting systems.
The AI Industry Asks Government to Slow It Down
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The AI Daily Brief · Why the Data Center Fight Has Little to Do With AIAug 5

THE GRID CAN'T TAKE IT: Texas Halts Data Center Construction, NY Enacts Moratorium

Citing grid stability, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen new data center projects, which make up 90% of new connection requests. New York followed suit with its own moratorium to give local communities more negotiating power over the power-hungry facilities.

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