Trump calls for minimal AI regulation to maintain US competitiveness with China
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Courtney Subramanian, Bloomberg News
Summary
President Donald Trump stated in a CNBC interview that while some guardrails on artificial intelligence are necessary, he wants minimal regulation to avoid hampering U.S. companies competing with China. He mentioned the ability to stop "bad players" quickly but did not provide specific examples. The comments come amid ongoing discussions about AI policy and competitiveness.
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· 3 pulledWell, you need some guardrails, but you want to do as little as possible.
When we think there's a bad player out there, there's a little danger, we stop the player quickly and effectively.
We had a recent case where we did that.
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