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The Pentagon's chief technology officer has argued that the U.S. government should not take equity stakes in technology giants or impose additional regulations on artificial intelligence.
This stance directly counters the current push from industry figures and lawmakers for a slowdown in AI development. President Donald Trump has also pushed back against these calls for greater regulation.
The specific unit that drives the economics of this debate is the capital allocation mechanism within the federal budget.
Taking equity stakes in private tech firms represents a direct injection of public capital into the private sector. The Pentagon CTO views this as an inappropriate use of government resources.
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