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Microsoft’s Brad Smith: the US is regulating AI with rules nobody can read
Microsoft president Brad Smith says the US is now regulating AI without a clear set of rules. The uncertainty, he warns, is a problem for the whole industry. He made the case to Fortune on the sidelines of the AI for Good Global Summit. “What we really have right now is regulation without transparent or [] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Daily Signal
· Jul 2, 2026
GOP Lawmakers Move to Scrap Federal Rule Critics Say Unfairly Targets Career Schools
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to repeal a federal rule skewing higher education funding. Currently, career and technical schools are being singled out while traditional public and nonprofit colleges and universities are exempt. “Washington should not pick winners and losers in higher education,” Harris told the...
Irish Tech News
· Jul 10, 2026
Genghis AI: Turning tax advisory labour into software
Guest post by Michael Kilarney Co-Founder Genghis AI The 2023 idea of “tax AI” is already archaic. A faster search box is not the future of tax advisory. Finding legislation faster is useful. Finding guidance faster is useful. Finding case law faster is useful. But it is not the prize. The prize is completing complex []
CityNews Montreal
· Jun 21, 2026
AI safety advocates say bill a good ‘first step’ on regulation, but more needed
A pair of artificial intelligence safety advocates say the federal government’s new chatbot legislation is a good first step. But Wyatt Tessari L’Allié — of Artificial Intelligence Governance and Safety Canada — says the digital safety bill’s effectiveness depends heavily on how the details are worked out. And B.C. computer science professor Kevin Leyton-Brown says [] The post AI safety advocates say bill a good ‘first step’ on regulation, but more needed appeared first on CityNews Montreal.
Mises Institute
· Jul 8, 2026
Cronyism and Regulatory Capture
As AI becomes a more important and visible part of our lives, the movement to regulate it also grows. The standard regulation narratives—that government regulates things in the name of the public interest—clearly do not fit the facts.
Tampa Free Press
· Jun 29, 2026
“They Want Unchecked Power”: AOC Demands Big Tech Breakup After Apple Prices Surge $500
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) says it is time for the federal government to use antitrust laws to break up major tech giants like Apple. Speaking during an interview with Fox News on Sunday, the lawmaker argued that massive tech corporations are acting outside the bounds of standard corporate behavior while raising prices on consumers who [] “They Want Unchecked Power”: AOC Demands Big Tech Breakup After Apple Prices Surge 500
The Hill
· Jun 29, 2026
Poll finds bipartisan support for tighter AI regulation
There is bipartisan support for tighter regulation on AI, according to a new poll. In the Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute (AIPI) poll, 68 percent of respondents said they would be in favor of the government making “a formal review process for the most advanced AI models before they can be widely released.” Twenty percent of...
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Related coverage for "Microsoft’s Brad Smith: the US is regulating AI with rules nobody can read": The Daily Signal — GOP Lawmakers Move to Scrap Federal Rule Critics Say Unfairly Targets Career Schools. Irish Tech News — Genghis AI: Turning tax advisory labour into software. CityNews Montreal — AI safety advocates say bill a good ‘first step’ on regulation, but more needed. Mises Institute — Cronyism and Regulatory Capture. Tampa Free Press — “They Want Unchecked Power”: AOC Demands Big Tech Breakup After Apple Prices Surge $500. The Hill — Poll finds bipartisan support for tighter AI regulation