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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said competition and potential liability can encourage AI labs to prioritize safety independently. He cited Meta’s decision to delay Muse while pushing back on calls for a coordinated industry slowdown.
Cato says a broad AI pause could entrench dominant companies instead of improving safety. The think tank favors voluntary safeguards, while Block Chairman Jack Dorsey supports independent testing and narrowly justified restrictions.
Bitcoin rose above $77,000 as AI safety concerns pressured technology shares. Rising oil prices added to broader market pressure, according to CoinDesk.
Anthropic’s chief urged a slower, safer pace for AI development, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed with the safety concerns. Altman also said there would be no initial share sale this year, Cointelegraph reported.
An Aave proposal would create bounded emergency roles able to freeze markets through one-way safety calls. CryptoSlate reports that the current Risk Steward release cannot invoke these tools, and they would not include unfreeze powers.
Kalshi permanently banned former Republican politician George Santos after an insider-betting investigation and suspended Laurie Buckhout for three years. Cointelegraph described the Santos action as the platform’s first lifetime ban involving a politician.
Kalshi has permanently banned former congressman George Santos for manipulation, CoinDesk reports. It is the prediction-market platform’s first lifetime ban for a former member of Congress as the industry seeks to address misconduct.
