If You Want AI to Die in a Fire, Trump Might Be Your Ally
THE SO WHAT
AI risk is now explicitly partisan fodder, which means regulatory direction could whipsaw with each election cycle. Treat long-horizon AI bets as exposed to US political volatility and scenario-plan for both acceleration and restriction.
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