The dark side of AI regulation is unrestrained government control
A piece published in The Hill argues that AI regulation carries a significant risk: giving governments broad, unchecked authority over how AI systems are built and used.
Why this matters: Regulation is not automatically the safe choice. Rules written broadly enough can hand governments powerful tools to decide which AI gets built, who can use it, and what it can say. That kind of control does not disappear when the political climate shifts. The people most affected are not tech companies. They are researchers, journalists, activists, and ordinary users who depend on open access to information and tools that no government agency can quietly throttle.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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