Can you imagine Trump and Hegseth using AI to create a mass surveillance state for their own political purposes? Of course you can. That’s why the power of the government to use AI needs to be strictly controlled.
On the other hand, can you imagine Elon Musk—in full Bond villain mode—using Grok to bring down a Democratic government? Of course you can. That’s why we can never have an AI system that is too powerful for the government to control.
The obvious solution to these problems is bipartisan legislation. The obvious concerns are that bipartisan legislation is an endangered species, and that Trump would probably ignore any limitations on his discretion. Don’t expect any meaningful progress on this front until 2029.