Politicization of AI could have been delayed by at least 2 years

Politicization of AI could have been delayed by at least 2 years | I think there's maybe an alternative timeline where the politicization of AI could have been perhaps delayed by at least 2 years.

I think there's maybe an alternative timeline where the politicization of AI could have been perhaps delayed by at least 2 years.

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  "qty": "2 years delay",
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  "context": "I think there's maybe an alternative timeline where the politicization of AI could have been perhaps delayed by at least 2 years",
  "verbatim": "I think there's maybe an alternative timeline where the politicization of AI could have been perhaps delayed by at least 2 years.",
  "conv_cues": "maybe; perhaps",
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      "label": "AI-related federal executive orders issued at >=2/year cadence reflecting active politicization",
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      "source_url": "https://natlawreview.com/article/politics-ai-regulation-federal-government-v-states",
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      "expected_date": "2027-05-02",
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