Post-Election Outlook For Regulation Of Artificial Intelligence

In recent years, Americans and policymakers in Washington, DC, have become increasingly fixated on artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI, and the economic and social considerations associated with the technology. While the emergence of the technology has led to increasing interest among Members of US Congress in both parties to set a foundation for its use in education, defense, research, and health, policymakers on the right continue to raise questions about whether, and how, the federal government should regulate AI.

The election of Donald J. Trump and the Republican control of Congress provides an opportunity to shift Washington, DC's technology and innovation agenda in a conservative fashion. While the Biden Administration emphasized growing the nation's tech infrastructure, setting a foundation for government-assisted investments in AI across industries, and limiting the size of the nation's largest tech companies through Federal