AI policy researcher warns rushed regulation will harm journalists, scientists, and indie devs
BlancheMinerva · x · 2026-10-17
A practitioner engaged in AI policy discussions writes that policymakers under immense pressure to "do something about AI" tend to pull the most obvious regulatory levers — which will cause massive collateral harm to journalists, scientists, indie developers, and the general public. She adds that AI's sudden prominence has thrust long-standing aspects of the internet and technology into the spotlight, and people rally against them instinctively without regard for the damage. Communicating this is extremely difficult, but essential.
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