TechThe AI regulation smackdown isn’t over

AI leaders initially appeared tentatively aligned behind regulation after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed a three-step plan to slow development. But the Trump administration rejects the idea of an AI safety crisis, Mark Zuckerberg opposes limits on companies, and reported industry efforts for an independent regulator stalled. OpenAI continues to call for government-backed national safety standards for frontier AI.

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TThe Verge★★★☆☆2026-09-19 13:00Original