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Efforts are underway to establish formal rules governing artificial intelligence, with policymakers and other stakeholders working to define how AI should be regulated.

Why this matters: Who writes the rules matters as much as what the rules say. AI regulation is still being drafted, which means the people in the room right now are setting defaults that will be hard to undo. That includes decisions about what data AI can use, what liability looks like when systems cause harm, and how much oversight the public actually gets. Most of those conversations are happening without much public input. The rulebook being written today will shape what companies can do to you tomorrow.

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