Panel Splits on AI Preemption

A high-profile NYT forum produced an explicit split: one prominent economist argued federal preemption of state AI rules is consistent with democracy and constitutionally ordinary, while most other panelists disagreed. The exchange foregrounds the constitutional framing (preemption vs. local say) as the axis of the AI‑rule debate. — How people frame federal preemption — as anti‑democratic state‑silencing or as constitutionally stabilizing — will shape whether Congress, courts, or states end up setting AI rules nationwide.