Mistral CEO says U.S. AI safety debate masks competitors’ 'negligence'

Mistral chief executive Arthur Mensch has accused leading global artificial intelligence companies of using the debate over the safety of the technology as a cover-up for their "negligence." "The debate that we've seen in the U.S. has been a cover for the negligence of some of our competitors," Mensch told CNBC's Annette Weisbach, adding that it was necessary to make systems that can contain the AI agents. Mensch is not the only one who has been critical of the AI safety discussion in the U.S. Former White House crypto czar David Sacks, who is currently co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, asked tech giants to "stop pretending the motivation to slow down is purely altruistic .