Experts spar over existential risk, job displacement and platform manipulation at Arizona hearing
Witnesses differed sharply: some warned of near‑term existential and mass‑job risks and urged strict controls; others emphasized adaptation and free‑speech limits. Dr. Robert Epstein presented monitoring data alleging large platform influence over elections; Connor Leahy and others urged international verification or prohibition of advanced systems.
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PHOENIX — The Arizona select committee heard sharply divergent expert views on the long‑term risks posed by artificial intelligence, ranging from calls to outlaw development of uncontrollable systems to arguments that society can adapt through education and standards.
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