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Of course he has. Major incumbents want regulation that makes it harder for new comers

Except when that regulation actually has teeth, which is why he opposed California’s SB 1047. I agree with GP that Altman (and all the rest) want regulation insofar as it protects their moat but no further.

> Altman has always been a very loud advocate for AI regulation.

And then the EU said “OK, let’s regulate”, and Altman said “no, not like that!”

https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-may-leave-eu-if-re...

Note the dates. The above article was posted merely a week after yours.

Altman only cares about regulations if they can benefit him, he doesn’t do it out of some sense of morality. To these tech bros, “regulation” means “codify into law whatever I’m doing, and disallow everything else so I don’t have competition.”