Relying on tech giants to police themselves on critical safety issues is a risky gamble, echoing past failures where self-regulation proved ineffective. Remember when car manufacturers were expected to voluntarily install seatbelts? It took government intervention to make highways safer, not corporate goodwill.

Today, we're seeing a similar playbook with AI: accords for "self-policing" that sound great but lack teeth. While the complexities of AI safety are immense, no easy fixes, global competition, and unclear risks, the "let's just find out" approach from internal oversight is deeply concerning. Real safeguards, not just promises, are essential to prevent potential disasters, like AI-generated misinformation sparking real-world crises.

It's time for robust, external regulation.

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