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In an opinion column published on 7 October, Star Parker argues that calls to regulate or slow AI development could make life harder for smaller companies and entrench the industry’s biggest players. It is a pointed argument about who benefits from proposed guardrails, not evidence that regulation would necessarily have that effect.

Parker also says the US House passed a Ratepayer Protection Act requiring state utility commissions to consider whether data centres should pay their own way. That puts the cost of AI infrastructure alongside the debate over who gets to shape its rules. The awkward question is whether either concern can be addressed without giving established firms an advantage.

Discuss: Should AI safety rules apply equally to every company, or should smaller firms get lighter requirements to avoid handing the market to incumbents?

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