Lynn Teague, September 10: If the nation is to advance responsibly in AI, meaningful regulatory oversight of the industry and a strong safety net are essential. Otherwise it is going to be a terrible time in which far more suffer than benefit. Even a cure for cancer is not much of a counterweight to the scale of the potential harms. Regulatory guardrails and an economic safety net are unlikely to be perfect, but they are essential to mitigate potential harms.
