Obama urges new AI laws on safety, jobs and children

Former US President Barack Obama said on September 14 that the fate of AI should not be decided only by tech companies, and urged Washington to develop specific laws and rules on safety, impact on jobs, and children. He was supported by the heads of Anthropic and OpenAI, while Trump opposed regulation.

• Obama called for federal AI regulation and global standards
• Anthropic head Amodei proposed slowing development for safety
• Trump called AI fears a 'hoax' and opposed restrictions
• Vice President Vance doubted sincerity of AI companies' regulation requests