Peter Sparber

Peter Sparber, a former public affairs strategist known for his work with Big Tobacco, discusses the unsettling truth about AI regulation. He reveals how the AI industry is mirroring tobacco's successful tactics to evade oversight. Sparber explains that laws often fail against powerful interests, while public outrage doesn’t translate into policy change. He argues for the importance of third-party standards and suggests that making unsafe AI bad for business is the key to driving accountability. Ultimately, he asserts that real safety measures must come from within corporate culture, not just legislation.