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Is regulation enough to stop AI systems killing us all? | Letters.

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A letter in the Guardian questions whether independent oversight and regulation can be sufficient to prevent AI systems from causing catastrophic harm, noting that a frontier AI model was withdrawn after failing safety tests.

Why it matters: It raises doubt about whether regulation alone can address risks from frontier AI models that fail safety tests.

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“Martyn Thomas wonders how any rational person can argue that independent oversight and regulation will be sufficient Once again a frontier AI model has been withdrawn because it fails safety tests ( OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in…”
Guardian AI, 06 Oct 2026, 16:56.

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