The debate about how to regulate AI is unfolding as American tech companies race one another—and labs in other countries—to create ever more powerful models. For corporations that use AI, the ability to protect against cyberattacks, and to innovate as fast as rivals, depends on access to new models. Last week, Representatives Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran introduced bipartisan legislation that would require AI companies to maintain the ability to shut down technology that could cause “catastrophic harm.” Given that AI may prove the most powerful technology ever created, Congress should urgently assert regulatory power before any president has a chance to abuse it. The post The Worst Way to Regulate AI appeared first on The Atlantic.