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Pulitzer-winning columnist, author, mhiltzik@latimes and www.michaelhiltzik.com. Golden State, my history of California, is out in paperback today, Aug. 11.
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Hiltzik: Of course the government should regulate AI, but not the way the AI industry prefers

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By Michael Hiltzik Verified
| The Mercury News Verified
If you believe the artificial intelligence industry, they’re thirsting for government regulation; at least, some of their leaders are. OpenAI issued a whole “blueprint for democratic governance” of AI in June. Around the same time, Dario Amodei, the chief executive of the AI firm Anthropic, called for akin to that of cars, airplanes and drugs, modeled on agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration. That looks encouraging, on the surface. But it demands a much closer look.
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Hiltzik: Of course the government should regulate AI, but not the way the AI industry prefers

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By Michael Hiltzik Verified
| East Bay Times Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... KICKER: FAKE LIMITS        OPED HED: The AI industry must not write its own rules            QUOTEOUT: ‘The truth is that the AI camp is down with government regulation, as long as it’s regulation it has designed.’ If you believe the artificial intelligence industry, they’re thirsting for government regulation; at least, some of their leaders are. OpenAI issued a whole “blueprint for democratic governance” of AI in June.
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Hiltzik: The billionaires' campaign against the California billionaire tax relies on conjecture and fear-mongering

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By Michael Hiltzik Verified
| MSN Verified
As is the case with most election cycles, the claims and counterclaims about the ballot measures being voted on in California this time around are largely based on caricatures of the measures themselves. That's especially true of the highest-profile measure, Proposition 40 — the California billionaire tax What's indisputable is that this is a “wealth tax.” It's a one-time 5% levy on assets owned by Californians with more than $1 billion in net worth.
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