{"slug": "which-ai-camp-has-trumps-ear-now", "title": "Which AI camp has Trump’s ear now?", "summary": "The Trump administration's AI policy, initially focused on deregulation and out-innovating China, is now facing internal debate between accelerationists favoring 'light-touch' regulation and those concerned about security. Vice-President JD Vance set the tone at the Paris AI Action Summit in February 2025, dismissing 'hand-wringing about safety' as a threat to the industry.", "body_md": "# Which AI camp has Trump’s ear now?\n\nThe accelerationists want ‘light-touch’ AI regulation, but others are worried about security concerns\n\nFOR most of its first year, the second-term Trump administration’s artificial intelligence policy had the coherence of a bumper sticker.\n\nIt wanted to deregulate, out-innovate China, and treated any talk of “safety” as a euphemism for censorship or a competitor’s attempt to pull up the ladder.\n\nVice-President JD Vance set the tone at the Paris AI Action Summit in February 2025, dismissing “hand-wringing about safety” as a threat to a transformative industry.\n\n[TRENDING NOW](/pulse?ref=trending-now)\n\nThe S$1 million National Day paradox: ‘money dysmorphia’ amid a wealth surge\n\nSingapore at 61: How we can ensure opportunity, security and ownership for the next generation\n\nWhy Asean matters more than ever to the UK and Singapore\n\nToo little, too late? Manila’s billion-dollar bid to ignite its sputtering EV industry", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/which-ai-camp-has-trumps-ear-now", "canonical_source": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/which-ai-camp-has-trumps-ear-now", "published_at": "2026-08-13 23:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-13 23:08:08.484890+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Trump administration", "JD Vance", "Paris AI Action Summit"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/which-ai-camp-has-trumps-ear-now", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/which-ai-camp-has-trumps-ear-now.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/which-ai-camp-has-trumps-ear-now.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/which-ai-camp-has-trumps-ear-now.jsonld"}}