Source: AI Governance, Ethics and Leadership
The U.S. lacks any coordinated federal framework for managing AI deployment at scale, relying instead on fragmented regulatory efforts and corporate self-governance. This absence creates a governance arbitrage where companies like Anthropic operate with significant discretion over AI safety and deployment decisions, while policymakers scramble to catch up through reactive legislation and sector-specific rules. Without clear guardrails, critical decisions about AI's social impact default to private actors whose incentives may not align with public interest, leaving civilians to organize opposition after deployment rather than shape it beforehand.