AI Regulations May Harm Safety Efforts

A new study says that some rules for AI might actually make things less safe.

Right now, rules mostly focus on companies that use AI in their products, like chatbots or shopping websites.

But the study found that this might make the companies that create the AI models less careful about safety.

If they think someone else will handle the risks, they might not spend as much time or money on making sure their AI is safe.

The researchers used special math to show how different rules can change how much AI companies care about safety.

They found that if rules focus too much on the companies using AI, the companies making AI might not work as hard to keep it safe.