AI Without a Moral Compass? The U.S. Just Rewrote the Rules

AI is now a geopolitical battleground, and America just took a sharp right turn. Under Trump, the US is scrubbing “AI fairness” and “safety” from policy, replacing them with a focus on economic dominance and eliminating ideological bias.

This is a dangerous presedence if Big Tech no longer has to focus on AI safety and unbiased AI. What could posibly go wrong?

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has removed key AI safety principles from US research priorities, shifting focus toward erasing ideological bias and maintaining America’s AI leadership.

This move sidelines fairness, misinformation tracking, and content authentication—critical safeguards against discriminatory AI and deepfakes. The decision follows Elon Musk’s government efficiency purge, with NIST already losing employees.

When AI models control hiring, policing, and healthcare, fairness isn’t optional. Is this a necessary correction to avoid “woke” AI, or are we heading toward a dangerous AI Wild West?

Read the full article on Wired.

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