Cruz and Blackburn meet Trump to discuss tech policy
Senators Ted Cruz and Marsha Blackburn met with President Trump to discuss technology policy priorities, including artificial intelligence regulation and measures to protect children online. The meeting preceded a scheduled legislative markup on those issues.
Why this matters: Two of the most powerful voices on Senate tech policy went to the White House before a key vote. That kind of meeting shapes what gets into a bill and what gets quietly dropped. Kids online safety and AI rules both sound easy to support until you look at the details. Safety measures for children can easily become surveillance infrastructure. AI rules can protect the public or protect incumbents. What gets decided in rooms like this one usually matters more than the public debate that follows.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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