All of the above. But I do have another perspective: Both the companies and the government are reacting to the genuine public will. Maybe not reacting in a f

All of the above. But I do have another perspective: Both the companies and the government are reacting to the genuine public will. Maybe not reacting in a forthright and effective way, but public opinion is surely a major factor. The majority of Americans believe that AI is a potential threat to the survival of the human species. [1] And a large minority aren't just abstractly worried or a little worried; they are seriously worried about societal derangement and collapse - or Terminators - in the near future. OpenAI's oddly eager call to be regulated might be understood in that light. A business which is percieved as an existential threat to all of civilization needs some PR damage control ASAP. [1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-threatens-humanitys-future-61-americans-say-reutersipsos-2023-05-17/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-threatens-humanitys-fu...