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AI companies want to self-regulate, but they’ve already proven themselves unfit

Valley residents should beware of potential dangers

OPINION — Concerns about possible dangers of artificial intelligence are everywhere — from fear of costly data centers, to chatbots that devastate users’ mental health, to the industrial-scale theft of creative works that made these products possible. 

What’s less clear is how to address them.

Congress and state capitols are awash in legislative proposals. Government regulators are busy passing standards and releasing white papers. In the copyright arena where we focus, more than 140 cases have been filed in federal court by creators of all sizes and types to address mass infringement by a number of giant AI developers and platforms.  

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