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'We can't stuff AI back in a box' says former US president Barack Obama, confirming he's 'not a doomer' while still calling for more government AI regulation

Former US president Barack Obama said AI cannot be "stuffed back in a box" and confirmed he is "not a doomer" while calling for more government regulation of artificial intelligence. Obama's remarks frame AI governance as an unavoidable policy challenge rather than a technology that can be halted or reversed.

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'We can't stuff AI back in a box' says former US president Barack Obama, confirming he's 'not a doomer' while still calling for more government AI regulation
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