Obama pushes Democrats for AI safety plan

former president barack obama urged democrats to make artificial intelligence one of their central agendas and have a clear plan to address concerns around the technology's economic impact and safety. at a democratic fundraising event, obama said that once democrats regain the house majority, they need to put together a framework for a very public conversation on ai. he expressed concerns that ai is moving fast in private hands and could be dangerous if not properly addressed. obama also mentioned that he has spoken to ai executives, including anthropic ceo dario amodei and openai ceo sam altman, and has offered himself as a sounding board. his comments come amid growing concerns around ai safety, with some researchers warning that leading ai companies are rushing to develop superintelligence without adequate safeguards.