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Students protest at State House, call for AI regulation

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Students staged a protest at a State House, calling on lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence. The demonstration signals growing public pressure, including from younger people, for elected officials to set rules around AI.

Why this matters: Young people showing up at a State House to demand AI regulation is not a trivial story. It means the conversation has moved beyond think tanks and tech conferences. These are people who will live with AI systems for decades, and they are asking their governments to draw some lines now, before the defaults get locked in. Whether lawmakers listen is the part worth watching.

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