Trump Opposes AI Guardrails Amid Chip Selloff
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When a sitting president publicly rejects AI guardrails during a semiconductor selloff, policy risk gets fully priced into chip valuations—volatility becomes a feature, not a bug. If you’re planning large capex on accelerators, bake in wider regulatory and demand bands rather than a straight-line adoption curve.
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