{"slug": "we-can-t-stuff-ai-back-in-a-box-says-former-us-president-barack-obama-confirming", "title": "'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", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "Skip to main content\n\nJoin the community\n\n- Join our community\n\n \n\nExclusive Articles\n\nMember-only articles\n\n \n\nWeekly Newsletters\n\nGaming & entertainment news\n\n \n\nCommenting\n\nJoin the discussion", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-can-t-stuff-ai-back-in-a-box-says-former-us-president-barack-obama-confirming", "canonical_source": "https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/we-cant-stuff-ai-back-in-a-box-says-former-us-president-barack-obama-confirming-hes-not-a-doomer-while-still-calling-for-more-government-ai-regulation/", "published_at": "2026-09-16 11:34:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 11:41:00.505797+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Barack Obama"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-can-t-stuff-ai-back-in-a-box-says-former-us-president-barack-obama-confirming", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-can-t-stuff-ai-back-in-a-box-says-former-us-president-barack-obama-confirming.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-can-t-stuff-ai-back-in-a-box-says-former-us-president-barack-obama-confirming.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-can-t-stuff-ai-back-in-a-box-says-former-us-president-barack-obama-confirming.jsonld"}}