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Is the White House’s AI Policy Coherent?

We recorded 5 claims from this post. 2 were checked against evidence. 3 can’t be checked. 5 more are held. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (5)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “People expect an Executive Order to follow, quite possibly illegal, banning states from regulating AI.”

    What we tested: The expected Executive Order banning states from regulating AI may well be illegal.

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “The only excuse I can see for the White House’s escalating efforts at leaving AI all but entirely deregulated (unlikely virtually any other industry from medicine to food to airplanes to cars to constructions) is some sort of race with China.”

    What we tested: The only excuse Marcus says he can see for the White House's escalating efforts to leave AI all but entirely deregulated, unlike virtually any other industry, is some sort of race with China.

  3. Assessment: SupportedSaid

    “Meanwhile, both policies face strong bipartisan resistance.”

    What we tested: Both federal preemption of state AI laws and H200 chip sales to China face strong bipartisan resistance.

    What happened: Reuters identifies three Republican and three Democratic sponsors seeking to prevent relaxation of advanced-chip export restrictions for 30 months. It explicitly connects the bill to contemplated H200 sales to China. (Reuters, republished by Yahoo Finance, )

  4. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “Trump is risking fracturing MAGA, and alienating the public, at a moment when his approval ratings are falling.”

    What we tested: With his AI policies, Trump risks fracturing MAGA and alienating the public.

  5. Assessment: ContradictedSaid

    “By the end of the week (when the Executive Order is expected), American citizens will have almost no route to protection from the consequences of AI, and with the sale of H200s, American AI companies (aside from Nvidia) will also took a hit.”

    What we tested: By the end of the week, when the Executive Order is expected, American citizens will have almost no route to protection from the consequences of AI.

    What happened: This legal analysis concerns the effect of the December 11 order and advises continued compliance with applicable state AI laws. It corroborates the reading of the primary text that displacement required further action, rather than occurring upon signature. (Alston & Bird, )

Held from this post (5)

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