Post-Election Outlook | AI Regulation Under President-Elect Trump

December 16, 2024

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The new Trump administration will likely take a deregulatory approach to artificial intelligence (AI). President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to repeal President Joe Biden’s AI executive order, which imposed new reporting requirements on developers of advanced AI models and laid the groundwork for future rules. Scaled-back regulation could be paired with slashed research funding for AI.

At the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Commissioner Brendan Carr will likely curtail actions intended to regulate AI. Commissioner Carr was critical of Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s efforts to regulate the use of AI in political ads, which he characterized as “part and parcel of a broader effort to control political speech.” The Rosenworcel-led FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in that proceeding over Commissioner Carr’s dissent. Once Commissioner Carr takes over as Chairman, it is unlikely that the FCC will move to an order in that proceeding.

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