America already learned a lesson from the Green New Deal: If an industry survives only on special favors, it isn’t ready to stand on its own.
Yet the same game is playing out again — this time for artificial intelligence. The wealthiest companies in history now demand tax breaks, zoning carve-outs, and energy favors on a scale far greater than green energy firms ever did.
Instead of slamming on the accelerator, Washington should be hitting the brakes.
If AI is truly the juggernaut its backers claim, it should thrive on its merits. Technology designed to enhance human life shouldn’t need human subsidies to survive — or to enrich its corporate patrons.
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