@anomalocaris @Wolven @pluralistic
It's not even (just) that. If you're saying LLMs will result in the apocalypse, then a call for regulation makes you look careful, philanthropic even. But if you're Microsoft, Facebook or Google then even heavy regulation is not a threat, it's just one more compliance issue. It'll sure do a great job of strangling the competition in the cradle, though, now that everyone and his dog is trying to write an LLM.
The quiet part though is that they don't want that regulation to either have teeth or to actually apply to them. Which they probably would if they thought it might actually result in the end of the world. See eg. https://time.com/6288245/openai-eu-lobbying-ai-act/