Lexington Institute
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Lexington Institute
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Arlington, Virginia public policy think tank. Conducting research, publishing analysis, interacting with media, and engaging policymakers since 1998.


JUST IN: President Trump dismissing growing fears and public anxiety over Artificial Intelligence disrupting the job market throughout the country. "I'll tell you, AI has been amazing, because right now we have more jobs, more people working right now in the United States by far, than we ever had before."



A coalition of "conservatives" - astroturfed orgs and 39 pastors (who likely have no idea what they actually signed) - send a letter to President Trump asking him to give the government approval power over AI before it's released. When has more government regulation ever made any industry more innovative? Never. I can't imagine these "conservatives" would be begging a Harris administration to regulate AI like this... axios.com/2026/05/18/tru…


Reps. Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan said they’re making headway on a potential bill to regulate artificial intelligence, with Obernolte eyeing next week for possible introduction. @BenBrodyDC and @Dareasmunhoz have the story: punchbowl.news/article/tech/o…




Here is a new essay from @neil_chilson and me about the dangers of an "FDA for AI" regulatory model identifying some of the reasons such a licensing regime would be so problematic. "An FDA for AI Would Make America Less Safe" outofcontrol.substack.com/p/a-fda-for-ai…





Everyone seems to think the Trump admin has pivoted its AI policy. But it's the narrators that are spinning. My new article. x.com/neil_chilson/s…





