Gina Raimondo and Eric Holcomb Form Bipartisan Coalition to Shape AI Policy
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Alexander Burns
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Gina Raimondo, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, has ruled out a 2028 presidential run and instead teamed up with former Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to form a bipartisan "Coalition of the Willing" focused on shaping AI policy. The article explores their argument that the U.S. cannot win the technological race against China by simply rushing AI development — it must also ensure broad domestic prosperity, protect democracy, and avoid leaving Americans behind. They advocate for a balanced approach that includes worker retraining, ethical safeguards, and inclusive economic growth, warning that failure to do so could lead to federal legislation that halts AI progress entirely.
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· 3 pulledIf we rush ahead with blinders on to lead the world in tech, but leave the American people behind, we will not beat China.
We will have automated our decline. We will have weakened our democracy. And ultimately you will have federal legislation that stops AI development.
You're not beating China if you have a terrible domestic economy, politics and society.
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