CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert insight in an article published by Fortune. The article examines how uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s AI governance, combined with the lower cost and flexibility of Chinese AI models, is influencing businesses’ decisions and raising concerns about U.S. competitiveness and national security.
Trump’s helter-skelter approach to AI regulation has a chilling effect on the industry here. It plays into China’s general narrative that they are the responsible actor, providing public goods–cheap, open-weight AI models that can help countries develop and help enterprises all over the world do their business better.CSET Research Fellow and Andrew W. Marshall Fellow, Sam Bresnick
On the administration’s approach to AI regulation, Bresnick said, “Trump’s helter-skelter approach to AI regulation has a chilling effect on the industry here.” He added, “It plays into China’s general narrative that they are the responsible actor, providing public goods—cheap, open-weight AI models that can help countries develop and help enterprises all over the world do their business better.”
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