Silicon Valley rules? It’s not cool to be cautious. As OpenAI removes guardrails and venture capitalists criticize companies like Anthropic for supporting AI safety regulations, it’s becoming clearer who the industry thinks should lead AI development.
In this episode of Equity, Kirsten Kolosek, Anthony Ha, and Max Zeff talk about how the lines between innovation and responsibility are blurring, and what happens when pranks move from digital to physical.
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Why claiming AI safety has become ‘uncool’ in Silicon Valley From humanity facing backlash to California’s SB 243 regulation on AI companion chatbots and the success of companies like Character.AI Which startups are using SEC workarounds to file for IPOs during the shutdown
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