Comment by Animats

> Fortunately, these regulations don't seem too extreme. I hope it stays at this point and doesn't escalate to regulations that severely impact the development of AI technology.

The details matter. The parts being publicized refer to using AI assistance to do things that are already illegal. But what else is being restricted?

The weapons issue is becoming real. The difference between crappy Hamas unguided missiles that just hit something at random and a computer vision guided Javelin that can take out tanks is in the guidance package. The guidance package is simpler than a smartphone and could be made out of smartphone parts. Is that being discussed?