According to an Axios report on October 24, the White House and Congress have reached a rare consensus: they want AI company CEOs to talk less about grand narratives and focus on making products safe. Even officials who support AI want founders, like executives in other industries, to talk less about digital sentience and global catastrophe, and to focus on building products safely. The dispute is about narrative, not development itself. Anthropic CEO Amodei called last month for a cautious approach to AI safety, and OpenAI CEO Altman then echoed him. Critics argue that painting prosperity on one hand while warning of disaster on the other pushes the regulatory debate toward moral panic. Republican Senator Curtis criticized the AI industry as the most detached from ordinary people's lives; Democratic Representative Khanna questioned whether safety should be left to billionaires. Polls show most Americans think AI does more harm than good — Washington wants not louder prophecies, but safer products.
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