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AI Giants Go on Charm Offensive to Avert Public Backlash
- Occurred
- Apr 7, 2026
- Published
- Apr 7, 2026
- Source
- AI Now Institute
Summary
But broad skepticism and fear about the impact of AI have made opposing all regulation untenable for tech company CEOs, said Kak, who is co-executive director of the AI Now Institute, which has advocated for AI regulation. If they can’t oppose every policy, “What’s the next best move?” she asked. “It’s to place yourself in the driver’s seat, and that is what every single one of them is doing.” The post AI Giants Go on Charm Offensive to Avert Public Backlash appeared first on AI Now Institute.
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- Press
Classification
Category confidence: 85%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Article discusses tech companies' public relations strategy to manage perception of AI regulation rather than a specific technical failure or incident.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8