Which AI camp has Trump’s ear now?

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.

Which AI camp has Trump’s ear now? The accelerationists want ‘light-touch’ AI regulation, but others are worried about security concerns FOR most of its first year, the second-term Trump administration’s artificial intelligence policy had the coherence of a bumper sticker. It 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. 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 a transformative industry. TRENDING NOW /pulse?ref=trending-now The S$1 million National Day paradox: ‘money dysmorphia’ amid a wealth surge Singapore at 61: How we can ensure opportunity, security and ownership for the next generation Why Asean matters more than ever to the UK and Singapore Too little, too late? Manila’s billion-dollar bid to ignite its sputtering EV industry