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The “Washington Effect” Could Decide the AI Race

BALTIMORE: Five months into his second presidency, Donald Trump is already ushering in a new era of imperial technological governance in which both domestic and foreign regulatory authorities are subordinated to a US administration increasingly dominated by Big Tech. Silicon Valley has cultivated its political influence through aggressive lobbying and strategic presidential appointments.

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