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John Hennessy, Stanford president emeritus and Alphabet chairman, says AI is overrated as a wholesale replacement for workers but underpriced as a risk. His proposed response: companies should collaborate on safeguards, with government and universities involved as neutral partners.
Why it mattersIn BigGo Finance’s account of his podcast interview, Hennessy also backs pre-release model testing and says regulation may be needed, or development slowed until safeguards catch up. That is a specific argument from a senior technology figure, not evidence that any particular AI system has caused the harms he fears. The balance is the interesting bit: keep building, but make the builders answer for the risks.
Discuss: Should AI development slow until stronger safeguards exist, or can testing and regulation keep pace without putting the brakes on?
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