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PodcastWSJ's Take On the WeekOctober 25, 2026

How AI Regulation Could Help the Public—and Investors Too

AI regulation is coming eventually but Congress's dysfunction means duty-of-care rules, not doomsday bans, are the realistic near-term framework.

  • Regulation 'inevitable but not imminent': Jonathan Cantor says a dysfunctional Congress, hamstrung by the Supreme Court's 'major questions doctrine' and Citizens United-driven campaign finance, can't pass AI rules soon.
  • No federal privacy law after 25 years: Cantor notes the U.S. still lacks comprehensive internet privacy legislation, a cautionary precedent for AI rulemaking speed.

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