Right Splits Over AI Preemption

Updated: 2025.08.20 2M ago 1 sources
The Tech Right reportedly pushed a 10‑year federal ban on state AI rules, but social conservatives and states’‑rights advocates blocked it. This exposes a fault line between libertarian 'permissionless innovation' and order‑oriented conservatives that will constrain national AI policy. — It signals that U.S. AI governance will be steered by intra‑right coalition bargaining, likely favoring federalism and targeted rules over sweeping preemption.

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Beyond Safetyism: A Modest Proposal for Conservative AI Regulation
Brad Littlejohn 2025.08.20 100% relevant
The article’s account of the 'AI moratorium' fight in the One Big Beautiful Bill and the backlash that stopped it.
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