On the subject of states’ rights, Donald Trump doesn’t exactly follow the party line. During his first term, he entrenched himself in populist, small-government rhetoric – even attacked different states Who Dared to Protect Immigrants and Legalize Marijuana,
Nearly a year into his second term, Trump is again attacking states’ rights by deploying federal police in states whose politicians are from him. don’t want them thereState-level attack mail-in ballot Initiative, and laying siege to the state climate rules,
Their latest step is towards state regulation of AI. one in new executive orderEntitled “Ensuring a national policy framework for Artificial Intelligence”, Trump gave the Attorney General’s office broad authority to sue states and overturn consumer protection laws that go against “the global AI dominance of the United States.”
The result is ironic for Republicans, who have long branded themselves protecting children from both threats. Real And Imagination: As a result of the new order, many state-level child-protection rules protecting children from AI chatbots are being cut. These include regulations from both red and blue states, such as California’s AI safety testing and disclosure law, as well as mental health disclosure requirements and data collection restrictions imposed by Utah, Illinois, and Nevada.
Given that there is federal AI regulation almost non existentThese laws are basically the last line of defense for children, who have quickly become victims of the tech industry’s AI free-for-all. For example, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been squarely blamed for encouraging a 16-year-old to kill himself, while Google has been accused of running AI-powered social experiments on children and teens, with similar tragic results.
Sarah Gardner, chief executive of the child protection group HEAT Initiative, said, “Blocking state laws regulating AI is an unacceptable nightmare for parents and anyone who cares about the safety of children online.” told new York Times“States have been the only effective line of defense against the harms caused by AI,”
Obviously, this order is to reduce the burden of excessive regulation on US AI companies, so that the US can maintain its lead over China in the “AI race”. But as policy analysts and researchers have noted, the AI race is basically a myth American war supportersAs both nations move forward different goals,
In the real world, this order is little more than a massive handout to the tech corporations that are now responsible for vast majority of GDP growth In America. While AI hasn’t yet brought most companies the kind of spectacular profits we’ve been told could arrive at any moment now, Trump’s order serves to accelerate it capital accumulation process By removing barriers to revenue driven by AI exploitation.
Put another way, by concentrating the power to regulate AI at the federal level, Trump is not only undermining states’ rights — but actively working to favor big tech corporations at the expense of American workers and their children.
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