America's approach to AI can be summed up
in just three words: let it rip.
But is that sustainable?
AI agents gone rogue, warnings from tech bosses
and rising anger over data centres are all causing problems.
As the midterms approach, voters seem to hate AI more and more.
The trouble is, regulation could carry serious risks.
It may cause America to fall behind China
in the race for AI supremacy,
it could crash the stock market, or slow the economy.
So, should Donald Trump let AI rip or rein it in?
I'm Edward Carr, The Economist's deputy editor, and welcome back to The Insider.
With me is Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief.
We have Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief and US editor,
and Alex Hern, our AI writer.
And from Washington, our bureau chief, Shashank Joshi.
Welcome to all of you.
So today, I want to grapple with
what's a really terrible dilemma
for the Trump administration and for the United States.