What Will Trump's New Term Mean for A.I.?

Donald Trump's return to office has raised questions over potential changes to artificial intelligence policy in the United States.

The president-elect has promised to dismantle incumbent President Joe Biden's landmark AI executive order and to establish a Department of Government Efficiency, nicknamed DOGE, led by Elon Musk.

Experts suggest that state-level regulations and the drive for AI innovation will likely continue regardless of federal oversight changes, though concerns remain about balancing technological advancement with safety and ethical standards.

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With the lack of federal rules specifically targeted at frontier AI companies, Markus Anderljung, director of policy and research at the Centre for the Governance of AI and adjunct fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), told Newsweek the biggest difference "will be intensified efforts to make it easier to build new data centers and the power generation, including nuclear reactors, needed to run them."

Beyond the potential dismantling of the executive order, "I expect the biggest difference will be on social issues, stripping out anything that's seen as woke. With other things, I think you can expect more continuity," Anderljung said of possible changes when Trump returns.

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