Please Shut Up”: Washington Tired of 'Apocalyptic' Rhetoric from AI Industry Leaders A new generation of AI executives is emerging as a major political liability for Washington. Axios writes about this in reference to lawmakers and White House advisers. According to the publication, even those officials and members of Congress who support the development of AI would like the company's founders to behave like the leaders of any other major industry: talk less and just do their job without causing problems. Instead of convincing Americans of the benefits of technology and its potential for shared prosperity, industry leaders constantly warn of existential threats. Their rhetoric ranges from "prosperity" to "apocalypse," sometimes within the same public speech, which only increases political instability amid an already negative public attitude, the publication notes. "They're clearly digging themselves a hole trying to communicate the value of new technology to the public," Republican Sen. John Curtis told Axios. According to him, it is difficult to imagine a group "more disconnected from the lives of ordinary Americans" than representatives of the artificial intelligence industry. Democratic Congressman Ro Hanna criticized the position of leaders like Sam Altman: "Billionaires cannot be trusted to make decisions that affect our security." And Senator Bernie Moreno sent a letter to the head of Anthropy, Dario Amodi, accusing him of "statements that cause panic." Separately, Axios notes that Democrats see the AI ​​industry's failures as a convenient political tool to criticize the Trump administration, given the tech billionaires' close ties to the president.

Please Shut Up”: Washington Tired of 'Apocalyptic' Rhetoric from AI Industry Leaders A new generation of AI executives is emerging as a major political liability for Washington. Axios writes about this in reference to lawmakers and White House advisers. According to the publication, even those officials and members of Congress who support the development of AI would like the company's founders to behave like the leaders of any other major industry: talk less and just do their job without causing problems. Instead of convincing Americans of the benefits of technology and its potential for shared prosperity, industry leaders constantly warn of existential threats. Their rhetoric ranges from "prosperity" to "apocalypse," sometimes within the same public speech, which only increases political instability amid an already negative public attitude, the publication notes. "They're clearly digging themselves a hole trying to communicate the value of new technology to the public," Republican Sen. John Curtis told Axios. According to him, it is difficult to imagine a group "more disconnected from the lives of ordinary Americans" than representatives of the artificial intelligence industry. Democratic Congressman Ro Hanna criticized the position of leaders like Sam Altman: "Billionaires cannot be trusted to make decisions that affect our security." And Senator Bernie Moreno sent a letter to the head of Anthropy, Dario Amodi, accusing him of "statements that cause panic." Separately, Axios notes that Democrats see the AI ​​industry's failures as a convenient political tool to criticize the Trump administration, given the tech billionaires' close ties to the president.