AI takes on great experiment in self-rule

Slowly but surely, the leading AI companies are creating a national self-governing structure to oversee their technology and its societal impact.With the federal government largely hands-off, Anthropic, OpenAI and others are self-regulating their technology and now setting up their own plans to redistribute their wealth.Why it matters: Not since the age of the robber barons have America's industrial titans wielded such sweeping power to shape society — and decide how their private fortunes should serve the public good.In the modern era, Washington has largely exercised those powers through reg