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Fears about AI have reached the level of moral panic, similar to past technology scares that proved largely unfounded. Government restrictions and binding regulations threaten to stifle innovation and limit AI's potential as a tool for expanding human expression and capability. The focus should be on empowering development and allowing citizens to use this transformative technology freely rather than imposing restrictive international mandates.
There's a 20% chance that the U.S. will have passed legislation that requires cybersecurity around AI models before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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