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Trump Promises ‘One Rule’ for AI, But He May Need Congress to Act

The president wants to limit state regulation of the technology.
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm aid at the White House.Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg

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My son discovered Alexa+ yesterday, Amazon’s latest AI-powered voice assistant. He got it to agree that in some cases, it was fine to wear a t-shirt and running shorts to elementary school in 32-degree weather. Note: Mom overruled Alexa+. But his first experience talking to an AI-bot is just another example of how fast AI is changing our lives.