Missing the Point on AI Safety

Discouraging undesirable outputs from LLMs is important. But other players in the AI ecosystem have responsibilities, too — including the media.

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The popular conversation around AI safety — which tends to polarize around "slow down" and "get real" camps — has always struck me as oversimplified and off target. I think it's one area where the media's role in shaping that conversation could use some adjustment.

A recent government-commissioned report that warned about AI posing an "exti…