Barack Obama takes the middle way on AI.

AI commentaryis frothy this week! Obama chimed inwith a series of posts on Xsaying he’s neither an AI “accelerationist” nor a “doomer.” In a familiar tone from the former president, he cautioned that choices we make about technology “should not be made just by the companies involved, but by all of us.” “We need government — and specifically our leaders in Washington — to get proactive in coming up with concrete proposals, laws, and regulations that deal with serious safety concerns,” Obama said. A free daily digest of the news that matters most.