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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
What exactly is an AI regulatory sandbox & what is it supposed to achieve? Our latest @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social @emergingtechobs.bsky.social AGORA blog unpacks how AI reg. sandboxes in Utah & Texas work, comparing oversight, testing limits, & reporting requirements. eto.tech/blog/agora-s...
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Exploring State AI Governance in AGORA #2: AI Regulatory Sandboxes – Emerging Technology Observatory
State AI regulatory sandbox features
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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
⭐️ New: State AI Governance Blog Series We’re launching a @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social ETO AGORA-powered series on how U.S. states are shaping AI governance. States play a key role in how AI is built & deployed—and are testing policies that could scale nationwide.
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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
First up: Ashima Singh & @minanrn.bsky.social—AI office + laws on deepfakes, AI companions, & high-risk uses. 👉 eto.tech/blog/agora-s...
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Exploring State AI Governance in AGORA: Utah – Emerging Technology Observatory
Announcing new state AI governance blog series
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
In our latest op-ed for Newsweek, @belongnomics.com and I argue that framing AI governance in opposition to innovation is an unproductive exercise. Instead, we should be asking what we are innovating for -- and for whom? www.newsweek.com/stop-asking-...
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Stop Asking Whether to Regulate AI—Start Asking What It’s For | Opinion
"Well-designed governance does not suppress innovation.... it shapes the direction of innovation in socially beneficial ways."
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Matthias Oschinski @belongnomics.com · 20/04/2026
Stop asking whether to regulate AI. Start asking what it's for. New op-ed in Newsweek with @minanrn.bsky.social: innovation vs. regulation is the wrong frame. The real question is what we're innovating for — and for whom. www.newsweek.com/stop-asking-...
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Stop Asking Whether to Regulate AI—Start Asking What It’s For | Opinion
"Well-designed governance does not suppress innovation.... it shapes the direction of innovation in socially beneficial ways."
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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
"Well-designed governance does not suppress innovation. Instead, it shapes the direction of innovation in socially beneficial ways..." @belongnomics.com and @minanrn.bsky.social reframe the discussion on AI innovation and governance. More in @newsweek.com below: www.newsweek.com/stop-asking-...
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Stop Asking Whether to Regulate AI—Start Asking What It’s For | Opinion
"Well-designed governance does not suppress innovation.... it shapes the direction of innovation in socially beneficial ways."
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Vikram Venkatram @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The White House just put out a new National Policy Framework for AI. Check out this @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social piece by @minanrn.bsky.social, @jessicaji.bsky.social, and myself on its key components and how it fits into the administration's priorities! cset.georgetown.edu/article/unpa...
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Unpacking the White House National Policy Framework for AI | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
CSET researchers share their early analysis of the White House's AI Policy Framework and what the prospects are for near-term legislative action on AI.
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The WH Nat'l AI Policy Framework extends efforts to preempt state laws while pushing federal action on topics including child safety. In our new @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social piece, we break down key features & potential impact cset.georgetown.edu/article/unpa...
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Unpacking the White House National Policy Framework for AI | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
CSET researchers share their early analysis of the White House's AI Policy Framework and what the prospects are for near-term legislative action on AI.
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
By adopting our analytic approach, U.S. policymakers + researchers can move away from rhetorical debates about AI governance & better prepare the United States for a range of possible AI futures cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
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AI Governance at the Frontier | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
This report presents an analytic approach to help U.S. policymakers deconstruct artificial intelligence governance proposals by identifying their underlying assumptions, which are the foundational ele...
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Our work also demonstrates that policymakers & researchers alike can leverage assumptions to more precisely understand disagreements & shared views among stakeholders
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Our case study demonstrates that policymakers can take action in an uncertain & rapidly changing environment by addressing common assumptions across proposals
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We apply these questions to 5 US AI governance proposals from academia, industry, civil society, & the state & federal government & find that most proposals view AI-enabling talent & AI processes/frameworks as important enablers of AI governance
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Assumptions that are shared across proposals are effectively enablers of the success of multiple proposals, whereas unique assumptions may indicate different perspectives or areas where consensus-building may be challenging
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Our approach involves deriving unique & shared assumptions across proposals by answering 3 questions:
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Policymakers must move beyond rhetoric to govern AI. 🏛️ A new @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social report from jessicaji.bsky.social, @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social, Ngor Luong, & myself presents an approach to help policymakers analyze assumptions about AI cset.georgetown.edu/publication/... 🧵
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AI Governance at the Frontier | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
This report presents an analytic approach to help U.S. policymakers deconstruct artificial intelligence governance proposals by identifying their underlying assumptions, which are the foundational ele...
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Vikram Venkatram @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Check out my new @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social report, written alongside @minanrn.bsky.social, @jessicaji.bsky.social, and Ngor Luong! cset.georgetown.edu/publication/... Identifying assumptions can help policymakers make informed, flexible decisions about AI under uncertainty.
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AI Governance at the Frontier | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
This report presents an analytic approach to help U.S. policymakers deconstruct artificial intelligence governance proposals by identifying their underlying assumptions, which are the foundational ele...
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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
What’s taken shape in the four months since the release of the AI Action Plan? 🧵👇 In the latest @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social ETO AGORA roundup, four CSET experts dig into the Plan’s policy impact and what’s next for AI governance. eto.tech/blog/agora-a...
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Revisiting the AI Action Plan: AGORA roundup #3 – Emerging Technology Observatory
Updates from ETO's AI governance tracker
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
In other words, Congress is still in the early days of governing AI but so far seems more focused on understanding and harnessing AI’s potential than addressing its downsides. Make sure to take a deeper dive into our analysis here 🧵6/6 eto.tech/blog/ai-laws...
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Exploring AI legislation in Congress with AGORA: Risks, Harms, and Governance Strategies – Emerging Technology Observatory
Using AGORA to explore AI legislation enacted by U.S. Congress since 2020
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Fewer legislative docs directly tackle risks or undesirable consequences from AI (such as harm to infrastructure) than propose strategies such as government support, convening, or institution-building 🧵5/6
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Very few enactments leverage performance requirements, pilots, new institutions, or other governance strategies that place concrete requirements on AI systems or represent investments in maturing or scaling up AI capabilities 🧵4/6
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Most of Congress’s 147 enactments focus on commissioning studies of AI systems, assessing their impacts, providing support for AI-related activities, convening stakeholders, & developing additional AI-related governance docs 🧵3/6
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
We find that Congress has enacted many AI-related laws & provisions which are focused more on laying the groundwork to harness AI’s potential – often in nat'l sec contexts – than placing concrete demands on AI or directly tackling their specific, undesirable consequences 🧵2/6
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Check out the second @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social @emergingtechobs.bsky.social blog from @sonali-sr.bsky.social and myself where we explore the strategies, risks, and harms addressed by AI-related laws enacted by Congress between Jan 2020 and March 2025 🧵1/6 eto.tech/blog/ai-laws...
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Shared some thoughts on the AI Action Plan's recs around shaping state-level AI activity last week -- essentially, the plan's attempt to pressure states to abandon AI restrictions risks hurting U.S. national security www.defenseone.com/technology/2...
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How the White House AI plan helps, and hurts, in the race against China
While one tech advocate called the new plan “a critical component” of efforts to outpace China, another criticized it as a “Silicon Valley wishlist.”
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Vikram Venkatram @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Yesterday's new AI Action Plan has a lot worth discussing! One interesting aspect is its statement that the federal government should withhold AI-related funding from states with "burdensome AI regulations." This could be cause for concern.
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Stay tuned for the second blog, which examines the governance strategies, risk-related concepts, and harms covered by this legislation! 🧵3/3
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
We find that, contrary to conventional wisdom, Congress has enacted many AI-related laws and provisions — most of which apply to military and public safety contexts 🧵2/3
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Check out the first blog in a 2 part series from @sonali-sr.bsky.social and myself where we use data from @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social @emergingtechobs.bsky.social AGORA to explore ✨AI-related legislation that was enacted by Congress between January 2020 and March 2025✨ eto.tech/blog/ai-laws... 🧵1/3
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Check out the latest AGORA roundup from @emergingtechobs.bsky.social , which highlights some overlooked AI provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill!
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The 10 yr moratorium on state AI laws will hurt U.S. nat'l security & innovation if enacted. In our piece in @thehill.com , @jessicaji.bsky.social , @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social , & I argue that states support the very infrastructure needed for a vibrant U.S. AI ecosystem thehill.com/opinion/tech...
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Vikram Venkatram @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Banning state-level AI regulation is a bad idea! One crucial reason is that states play a critical role in building AI governance infrastructure. Check out this new op-ed by @jessicaji.bsky.social, myself, and @minanrn.bsky.social on this topic! thehill.com/opinion/tech...
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Vikram Venkatram @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Amidst all the discussion about AI safety, how exactly do we figure out whether a model is safe? There's no perfect method, but safety evaluations are the best tool we have. That said, different evals answer different questions about a model!
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
@ifp.bsky.social recently published a searchable database of all AI Action Plan submissions, many of which cover topics that overlap with CSET's submission! Check out CSET's recs here: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/... and compare it to others here: www.aiactionplan.org
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AI Action Plan Database
A database of recommendations for OSTP's AI Action Plan.
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NYU Center for Data Science @nyudatascience.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
CDS Faculty Fellow @timrudner.bsky.social, with @minanrn.bsky.social & Christian Schoeberl, analyzed AI explainability evals, finding a focus on system correctness over real-world effectiveness. They call for the creation of standards for AI safety evaluations. cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
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Putting Explainable AI to the Test: A Critical Look at AI Evaluation Approaches | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Explainability and interpretability are often cited as key characteristics of trustworthy AI systems, but it is unclear how they are evaluated in practice. This report examines how researchers evaluat...
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Vikram Venkatram @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Have you heard of the Bayh-Dole Act? It's niche, but an incredibly important factor in the U.S. innovation ecosystem! For the National Interest, @jack-corrigan.bsky.social and I discuss a potential change that could benefit public access to medical drugs. nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...
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Trump Should Not Abandon March-In Rights
Moving forward with the Biden administration’s guidance could deliver lower drug prices and allow more Americans to reap the benefits of public science. In late 2023, the federal government published ...
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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
What does the EU's shifting strategy mean for AI? CSET's @miahoffmann.bsky.social & @ojdaniels.bsky.social have a new piece out for @techpolicypress.bsky.social. Read it now 👇
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Check out @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social's response to the AI Action Plan RFI! We recommend that the administration support key enablers of U.S. tech prowess, including access to AI talent, foundational AI standards & evaluations, & open markets & research ecosystems cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
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CSET's Recommendations for an AI Action Plan | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
In response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy's request for input on an AI Action Plan, CSET provides key recommendations for advancing AI research, ensuring U.S. competitiveness, and max...
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Tim G. J. Rudner @timrudner.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Check out our paper on the quality of interpretability evaluations of recommender systems: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/... Led by @minanrn.bsky.social and Christian Schoeberl! @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social
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Putting Explainable AI to the Test: A Critical Look at AI Evaluation Approaches | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Explainability and interpretability are often cited as key characteristics of trustworthy AI systems, but it is unclear how they are evaluated in practice. This report examines how researchers evaluat...
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
[6/6] Our findings suggest the importance of standards for AI evaluations and a capable workforce to assess the efficacy of these evaluations. If researchers understand & measure facets of AI trustworthiness differently, policies for building trusted AI systems may not work
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
[5/6] Here are the evaluation approaches we identified:
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
[4/6] We find that research papers (1) do not clearly differentiate explainability from interpretability, (2) contain combinations of five evaluation approaches, & (3) more often test if systems are built according to design criteria than if systems work in the real world
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
[3/6] Our new report examines how researchers evaluate claims about the explainability & interpretability of recommender systems – a type of AI system that often uses explanations
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
[2/6] Building trust in AI & understanding why & how AI systems work are key to adopting and building better models
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
[1/6] Discourse around AI evaluations has focused a lot on testing LLMs for catastrophic risks. In a new @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social report, Christian Schoeberl, @timrudner.bsky.social, and I explore another side of AI evals: evals of claims about the trustworthiness of AI systems
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Putting Explainable AI to the Test: A Critical Look at AI Evaluation Approaches | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Explainability and interpretability are often cited as key characteristics of trustworthy AI systems, but it is unclear how they are evaluated in practice. This report examines how researchers evaluat...
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 06/02/2025
Will the Paris #AIActionSummit set a unified approach to AI governance—or just be another conference? A new article from @miahoffmann.bsky.social, @minanrn.bsky.social, and @ojdaniels.bsky.social.
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Will the Paris artificial intelligence summit set a unified approach to AI governance—or just be another conference?
AI innovations and governments’ preferences can make international consensus on governance at the Paris Summit challenging.
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
@miahoffmann.bsky.social , @ojdaniels.bsky.social, and I wrote a piece on key AI governance areas to watch in 2025 with the upcoming AI Action Summit in mind. Check it out here! thebulletin.org/2025/02/will...
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Will the Paris artificial intelligence summit set a unified approach to AI governance—or just be another conference?
AI innovations and governments’ preferences can make international consensus on governance at the Paris Summit challenging.
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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We're hiring 📢 CSET is looking for a Research Fellow to analyze topics related to the development, deployment, and operations of AI & ML tools in the national security space. Interested or know someone who would be? Learn more and apply 👇 cset.georgetown.edu/job/research...
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Research Fellow - Applications | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
The Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University (CSET) is seeking applications for a Research Fellow to support our Applications Line of Research. This role will analyze topic...
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The administration should continue investing in AI evaluations, standards, and risk management. These enable us to build better AI systems and more accurately assess their performance -- especially pertinent considerations in light of DeepSeek developments and talk about which models lead the pack
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Interested in data-driven analyses that explore topics at the intersection of AI, emerging technology, and national security? If so, follow my colleagues from @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social and check out the CSET Starter Pack: bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Mina Narayanan @minanrn.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I shared some thoughts with GZERO on AI trends in 2025. This year, I'll also be watching how different interests in Trump’s coalition shape AI policy in 2025 and whether AI governance bodies established under Biden persist into the Trump administration www.gzeromedia.com/gzero-ai/5-a...
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5 AI trends to watch in 2025
Artificial intelligence is bound to have a big year again in 2025.
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