Regulate the deployment, not just the model: a who-does-what plan for AI safety

Published on October 24, 2026 1:35 PM GMT AI has reached a new level of public interest. That may seem like a silly thing to say, as it’s been of interest for a while. But prior interest was about it as a tool, or about the money to be made or lost, or about an effect on jobs. The new interest demands more focused attention. It demands policy. It demands action. Those other types of interest were optional or illusory. The new interest is connected with risks I consider real. Being real doesn’t make these risks certain. But being real, even with uncertainty, is reason enough to act. I’ve writte