Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?
The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith looks at why the US president is contradicting AI leaders, who are calling for the technology's development to be slowed down.
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The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith looks at why the US president is contradicting AI leaders, who are calling for the technology's development to be slowed down.
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