Andrew Ng—Publicly opposed broad AI regulation, advocated for state-level AI regulation moratorium
Ng has consistently argued against broad AI regulation, warning that overregulation could stifle open-source innovation and benefit large incumbents. In January 2025, he expressed disappointment that Congress did not include a moratorium on state-level AI regulation in legislation, arguing that the net impact of proposed regulations was negative. He also criticized the White House Executive Order on AI for using the Defense Production Act framework.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Oversight | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Open Source | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.214 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Ng publicly advocated for state-level AI regulation moratorium after Big Beautiful Bill passed
In January 2025, Ng posted on X expressing disappointment that Congress's Big Beautiful Bill did not include a proposed moratorium on state-level AI regulation, arguing that the net impact of regulations proposed so far is negative and would severely hamper innovation.