Eight key points from the most recent essay in the “AI as Normal Technology” series by @sayashk and me. Do AI Risks Require Extraordinary Governmen…

Narayanan and Kapoor argue AI safety risks do not yet meet the bar for extraordinary government intervention, distinguishing anticipated from realized harms. The central claim is that AI remains a normal GPT economically, and precautionary regulatory frameworks common in AI governance debates lack the evidentiary standard applied to other technologies. Relevant to policy-focused ML practitioners.