Shapiro calls for government AI regulation — it’s not what some in the industry want to hear
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has called for government regulation of artificial intelligence, a position that puts him at odds with parts of the tech industry that have pushed back against legislative oversight of AI development.
Why this matters: The AI industry has spent years arguing it should set its own rules. A governor calling for real government oversight is a direct challenge to that. Shapiro is not a fringe voice, and his position signals that elected officials are increasingly willing to push back on the industry's preferred approach of self-regulation. Who writes the rules for AI matters enormously. Right now, most of those rules are being written by the companies building the technology.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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