regulation-as-infrastructure-frame

Can an A.I. Company Ever Be Good?

OpenAI publicly calls for regulation while privately lobbying against liability, and the NYT opinion piece is right that this is structural, not situational. But the prescription stops short: the piece skips regulatory capture, GDPR-style implementation theater, and the near-zero track record of omnibus tech bills. The more useful frame for builders is that regulation is coming regardless, and most enterprise AI governance won't survive a hostile audit — the companies that build governance that actually holds are the ones that own the next cycle.