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White House relies on existing laws to regulate AI

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Can existing laws take on AI? Trump is betting on it. The Trump administration is relying on existing criminal and civil laws to hold artificial intelligence developers accountable in an age of unpredictable AI agents. But legal experts are uncertain whether this will be enough. © UPI Photo...

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Trump bets existing laws can police AI. Will they be enough?The Trump administration is taking the position that existing criminal and civil laws will be enough to hold artificial intelligence developers accountable in an age of unpredictable AI agents, even as legal experts question whether this will suffice. President Trump’s so-called Super Intelligence (SI) Force argues it can create standards for AI firms…

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