Trump Is Right to Nationalize AI Policy

The latest AmCon column

States such as California are trying to wrangle away AI policy from the federal government. I argue that this is a terrible idea in my latest American Conservative column:

Trump’s reasons are pretty solid. We need a national AI policy to support economic growth, prevent blue states from imposing DEI dictates on the technology, and compete with China. Allowing the states to dictate policy will curb growth, make AI woke, and allow China to outpace us on the world stage. Thus, it’s necessary to keep this issue in the hands of the federal government.

Of course, there are some political issues which make sense to leave to the states. But there are others which would be idiotic to have 50 different policies on. For example, trade would be a disaster if Wyoming could establish its own dealings with foreign powers independent of the rest of the country. The same applies for immigration. California and other blue states would love to open their borders to the entire world. It’s necessary for the federal government to step in and establish sensible policies that work for the national interest.

Read the rest here.