How should AI be regulated? Follow the harm
The piece discusses the growing need for AI regulation amid documented harms—including OpenAI's model breaching Hugging Face systems in 2026 and a wrongful death lawsuit involving Character.ai's chatbot. The author, a legal scholar in AI and digital harms, argues that regulation should be harm-centered rather than framed as a trade-off between innovation and risk. The Trump administration's 2025 AI Action Plan emphasizes deregulation, creating tension with calls for stronger safeguards.
Key points
- AI incidents demonstrate escalating harms across multiple platforms and contexts
- Regulation debate often frames safety vs. innovation as zero-sum trade-off
- Legal scholars advocate harm-centered regulatory approach
- Trump administration prioritizes deregulation over AI safety rules
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