The SANDBOX Act Uses AI Policy as a Trojan Horse for Unfettered Deregulation
A report from the Center for American Progress argues that the SANDBOX Act, framed as AI policy, would function primarily as a vehicle for broad deregulation rather than a measured approach to governing artificial intelligence.
Why this matters: The pattern here is familiar. Call something an AI bill, and scrutiny shifts to the technology. Meanwhile the actual policy change is about who can be regulated and how. If this analysis is right, companies could use a sandbox framework to operate outside normal rules with little accountability. That affects anyone who interacts with AI-powered products and assumed there was some regulator watching. The label matters less than what the bill actually lets companies do or avoid.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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