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Big Tech criticized for minimal AI safety efforts amid hardware export bypass

Online safety experts are criticizing major technology companies for their minimal efforts in AI safety, suggesting they are only doing the bare minimum. Despite US export controls, Chinese AI labs like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are reportedly training models on Nvidia's Blackwell hardware. Meanwhile, a significant portion of AI users are engaging with chatbots in ways that prompt the AI to set behavioral standards, such as Anthropic's Claude, to prevent rough treatment. Jensen Huang's strategic decisions are seen as potentially harming Nvidia's market position, while competitors like AMD are advancing their core technologies. AI

IMPACT Highlights concerns over AI safety standards and the circumvention of export controls, suggesting a need for more robust industry oversight.

RANK_REASON Article discusses criticisms of Big Tech's AI safety practices and reports on AI model training, but does not originate a new model release or significant industry event.

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Big Tech criticized for minimal AI safety efforts amid hardware export bypass

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Connor Jones ·

    Big Tech takes a beating as online safety experts accuse companies of doing bare minimum

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