GOP faces internal divide over AI policy as Hawley leads populist revolt
By
Samuel Benson, Andrew Atterbury
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Sen. Josh Hawley is leading a Republican revolt over AI policy, arguing the party must choose between serving corporate/donor interests or protecting workers, families, and small towns. The article explores the growing ideological schism within the GOP over how to approach artificial intelligence regulation, with Hawley advocating for a populist, worker-protective stance against the party's traditional pro-business, deregulatory approach to technology.
Key quotes
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The Republican Party has a choice to make — perhaps the defining choice of its next half century.
the party that remembers our commitment to justice for all, to the sanctity of the individual, to the dignity of labor, to the priority of the poor.
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