Election outcome has two different worlds for AI

Artificial intelligence, like everything else in the U.S. on the threshold of a historic election, faces a fork in the road on Election Day.  A victory by Vice President Harris is likely to mean new life for the Biden administration's careful approach to AI regulation, which she has overseen. Meanwhile, former President Trump hasn't said much about AI—but if he wins, Elon Musk does, too. A new Harris administration would likely pursue a middle-of-the-road AI agenda in the vein of Biden's 2023 executive order. A second Trump term would lay out a much more volatile scenario for AI. We do know one thing—Elon Musk, who is raising billions for his xAI startup, would almost certainly gain additional sway.