Businesses Must Lead AI Persuasion

With federal preemption politically stalled, the article argues that private firms should actively persuade voters and reconnect with local communities to defend AI buildouts. That means corporate public‑affairs campaigns, visible local mitigation (energy, zoning, child safety), and coordinated messaging to blunt state and municipal rollbacks. — If industry becomes the primary political defender of AI, regulatory outcomes, federalism, and public trust in technology will shift—reshaping where and how AI is built and governed.