AI superintelligence, safety, and infrastructure

The AI story remains an open fight over pacing, regulation, control, labour, and geopolitical competition. Anthropic and other frontier-lab figures support stronger evaluation and safety measures, while Trump rejects new restrictions and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang favours engineering-led safeguards; financing, IPOs, and possible consolidation intensify concentration. IMF analysis adds that AI may boost European growth while worsening labour and distributional pressures.