Profit pressures risk AI safety, warns Guardian editorial
The Guardian editorial argues that while some AI warnings are cautious, a wave of safety researchers quitting signals firms prioritizing short-term profits over safeguards, risking unsafe products as AI expands into government and daily life; monetizing chat interfaces and leadership moves at OpenAI and Anthropic illustrate commercial pressure influencing direction, prompting a call for strong state regulation and adherence to the International AI Safety Report 2026, especially after the US and UK declined to sign it.