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December 17, 2025
How Silicon Valley turned Trump into a fellow broligarch
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TL;DR
- Tech companies are actively lobbying to prevent states from enacting their own AI laws and have influenced executive orders to deter such state-level enforcement.
- The industry is seeking federal control over AI regulation, potentially through existing agencies like the FCC, to avoid restrictive laws.
- Concerns about AI's impact include job displacement, psychological harm to users (especially the young), environmental costs, and potential weaponization.
- Despite initial predictions, the Trump administration appears to be aligning with tech billionaires rather than challenging Big Tech on behalf of populist voters.
- Recent reports cover topics such as data acquisition for AI development, user trust in AI, regulatory issues with DOGE, the solar industry's response to policy changes, calls for AI safety bills, and the physical infrastructure challenges of AI data centers.
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