"Regulation is the last thing this particular California-dominated industry wants, and it's spent a lot of cash at both the state and federal capitols to avoid it - including funding President Trump's new ballroom. Regulation by a bunch of ladies, many mothers, with profit a distant second to our kids when it comes to concerns? I'll let you figure out how popular that is likely be with the Elon Musks, Peter Thiels and Mark Zuckerbergs of the world."
"But as Siebel Newsom said, "If a platform reaches a child, it carries a responsibility to protect that child. Period. Our children's safety can never be second to the bottom line." Agreed. Siebel Newsom's push for California to do more to regulate AI comes at the same time that Trump is threatening to stop states from overseeing the technology - and is ramping up a national effort that will open America's coffers to AI moguls for decades to come."
"Right now, the U.S. is facing its own nightmare scenario: the most powerful and world-changing technology we have seen in our lifetimes being developed and unleashed under almost no rules or restraints other than those chosen by the men who seek personal benefit from the outcome. To put it simply, the plan right now seems to be that these tech barons will change the world as they see fit to make money for themselves, and we as taxpayers will pay them to do it."
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom convened influential women to develop AI regulations that prioritize protecting children over corporate profit. The tech industry has spent heavily to resist regulation at state and federal levels, including funding political efforts. Federal moves aim to preempt state oversight while expanding national support and funding for major AI companies. The current regulatory vacuum lets transformative AI be deployed with minimal external constraints, aligning technology development with profit and power motives. Critics warn that taxpayers could subsidize industry gains while public safety and accountability remain underprotected.
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