Right‑Left Pact on AI Law

A surprising political alignment is emerging where figures from the populist right (Trump) and progressive regulatory left (Lina Khan) both endorse governing AI primarily through enforcement of existing criminal and product‑safety laws rather than a new, comprehensive AI code. This reframes the regulatory choice as one between sectoral application of established legal tools versus ambitious novel regimes or industry self‑regulation. — If centrist and opposed actors coalesce around 'use existing law' as the default AI governance strategy, it could block sweeping new statutes and shift the battle to enforcement priorities, prosecutions, and administrative practice.