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AI leaders’ warnings about existential risks are drawing criticism from lawmakers who say the industry is struggling to make its case to the public. Axios reports that complaints span both parties, though the article’s account is not a measure of how broadly those views are held.

Republican Senator John Curtis called the industry out of touch; Democrat Ro Khanna argued that people should not trust billionaires to make safety decisions. The practical political point: AI companies’ public messaging is becoming part of the argument over how the technology should be governed.

Discuss: Is blunt talk about AI risks necessary honesty, or is it making sensible oversight harder to sell?

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