Welcome to the next big vibe shift in artificial intelligence.
On Monday, Microsoft published a new “Humanist AI” code of conduct that says people should always be in control, after the leaders of OpenAI and Anthropic over the weekend called for a global slowdown in AI research.
For his part, President Trump posted on Monday, “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.”
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Ina Fried, chief technology correspondent for Axios.
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