Checked fact 220522 Oct 2026Safety and security
On the Sources podcast (1 September 2026), asked about the US government now vetting models after his 2025 Senate answer, he said that what he had pushed back on was the government picking individual customers, and that government testing of a model and shared standards is a super good idea (48:31).
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I think what I was pushing back on was the government like picking individual customers of who's who's allowed to use a model. I think government testing of a model and shared standards is a super good idea.
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