No ‘DMV for AI’: US Pushes Against AI Regulations at Global Forum
A US regulatory agency for AI would be a “disaster,” Trump’s AI czar said during a G20 forum on technology.
The US government advocated at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, that there should be no regulatory "DMV for AI." Director of the Trump administration's Office of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios emphasized that slow policy adaptation limits the full benefits of innovation. He argued that regulations from the past are ill-suited for rapidly evolving technologies, stalling development and causing nations to fall behind.
The US is promoting "Carolina Principles," a pro-innovation framework to support AI research, development, and industry-led standards. However, AI expert David Sacks warned against a regulatory agency similar to the Food and Drug Administration for AI, likening it to a DMV for AI that would stifle innovation. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed a government review process for frontier AI models, fearing safety risks.
Sacks countered that existing regulations are sufficient to handle any AI-related threats. Tech mogul Elon Musk, who supports unregulated AI development, argued that governments should default to legal status rather than illegal. Despite US regulatory failures, such as not preventing the spread of AI-generated child sex abuse images on X earlier this year, some global leaders and tech companies continue to voice concerns about unregulated AI practices.
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