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Stop asking AI CEOs what society needs

Nobody is talking about who gets a seat at the policy table — and why AI CEO testimony might be the wrong answer.

Reporting by Financial Times Technology 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Opinion piece arguing that AI industry leaders shouldn't be the primary voices shaping AI regulation and societal impact policy, drawing an analogy to conflicts of interest in other industries. Relevant to practitioners navigating regulatory environments and the broader conversation about whose voice matters in AI governance.

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  1. FT opinion column, not reporting

  2. Central argument: industry self-regulation creates conflicts of interest

  3. Comparison to oil/automotive industries and regulatory capture risk

  4. Speaks to work-pillar concern: who shapes AI policy and labor impact frameworks

  5. Published September 2026 — assumes future governance moment

  6. Analogy: oil/climate policy, auto/traffic rules — industry capture in regulation

  7. Critiques the current model of AI CEO input on society-facing decisions

  8. FT opinion format; published September 2026

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Publisher excerpt: Imagine inviting oil companies to design climate policies or car companies to make traffic rules
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