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Public discourse over AI safety has escalated this week, with two viral conversations illustrating how difficult it has become to separate fact from exaggeration in claims about AI risk. Researchers at major labs including Anthropic and Google DeepMind have publicly resigned over safety concerns, fueling broader anxiety about the pace of AI development. Separately, former DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter discussed on a tech podcast whether AI companies should receive antitrust exemptions to coordinate more closely on safety, reflecting growing debate over how existing regulatory frameworks apply to frontier AI risk management.