AI Rules Built for an Imaginary Past
Artificial intelligence is transforming daily life at a pace that lawmakers struggle to keep pace with. Governments across the world are rushing to create legal frameworks that promise safety, fairness, and accountability. Yet many of these proposed regulations appear rooted in assumptions that no longer reflect reality. Instead of addressing how artificial intelligence actually functions today, policymakers often design rules based on fears, economic models, and social structures from a much earlier era. The result is a growing disconnect between regulation and innovation. The challenge is not that oversight is unnecessary. Responsible governance is essential for any technology powerful enough to influence healthcare, education, finance, transportation, and public communication. The deeper problem is that many regulations are built around a world that never truly existed in the first place. Policymakers frequently imagine a stable, predictable economy in which technology evolves slow...