There's a messy battle over AI going on in DC — and there's no end in sight

President Joe Biden's 2023 executive order on "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence" has been his biggest contribution to regulating AI so far while in office.

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• The development of artificial intelligence technology is happening at a rapid pace.
• That's made it hard for Congress to regulate it, but Biden and Trump have tried by executive order.
• A lack of AI experts in government has also made it difficult for lawmakers to regulate.