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Most Americans Want AI Regulation, Critics Say Money Blocks It

Original: A significant majority of all Americans want AI to be regulated. Unfortunately, we likely don't have enough ballroom mon

Polling cited in online discussion indicates a significant majority of Americans support regulating artificial intelligence. Commenters argue that lobbying spending — mockingly called 'ballroom money' — gives the AI industry outsized influence over lawmakers, making regulation politically difficult. The conversation is turning toward identifying which politicians actually back AI oversight or the enforcement of existing regulations on the technology.

Why now: Concern that industry lobbying money is drowning out majority public support for AI regulation.

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• A significant majority of all Americans want AI to be regulated. Unfortunately, we likely don't have enough ballroom money to compete. So maybe it's time to find out which politicians actually support regulating AI, or at least applying existing regulations. # AI # regulation… · kdkorte@fosstodon.org · 3

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