The Worst Way to Regulate AI
Advocates of a laissez-faire approach to this technology believe that America should avoid overly restrictive regulations, because unlocking AI’s potential before other nations do could make this country safer and wealthier for generations. Their detractors believe that because AI models pose growing and possibly even existential threats to humans, the state should review them prior to release and limit early access so that good actors can get ahead of bad actors.The Trump administration has been on both sides of the debate. Last summer, it made the case for accelerating innovation and minimizing “onerous” AI regulation.
- ▪Advocates of a laissez-faire approach to this technology believe that America should avoid overly restrictive regulations, because unlocking AI’s potential before other nations do could make this country safer and wealthier for generations.
- ▪Their detractors believe that because AI models pose growing and possibly even existential threats to humans, the state should review them prior to release and limit early access so that good actors can get ahead of bad actors.The Trump adm
- ▪Last summer, it made the case for accelerating innovation and minimizing “onerous” AI regulation.
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| Original publisher | The Atlantic |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/white-house-ai-regulation/688088/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:59:31 +0000 |
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IdeasThe Worst Way to Regulate AIAbdicating power over the technology to this or any White House would be a mistake.By Conor FriedersdorfIllustration by Alisa Gao / The AtlanticJuly 28, 2026, 2:32 PM ET ShareSave The debate about how to regulate AI is unfolding as American tech companies race one another—and labs in other countries—to create ever more powerful models. Advocates of a laissez-faire approach to this technology believe that America should avoid overly restrictive regulations, because unlocking AI’s potential before other nations do could make this country safer and wealthier for generations.
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