The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
We’re Setting Guardrails on AI, but What About the Government?
English Summary
While the AI industry is rapidly implementing self-imposed guardrails to mitigate frontier risks, the article argues that the government's regulatory role is dangerously vague and accumulating unchecked power. The executive branch is using broad tools, such as export controls and vague investigations, to sanction companies without clear statutory justification or public reasoning. This lack of oversight allows the government to unilaterally deem models dangerous or unfit for release, creating a high risk of abuse and censorship against constitutionally protected expressive behaviors. Policy must therefore urgently establish robust checks and balances on government authority to prevent the weaponization of AI regulation and protect the rule of law.
中文摘要
儘管人工智慧產業正迅速實施自我規範以緩解前沿風險，本文卻指出，政府的監管角色過於模糊，並累積了不受約束的權力。行政部門正利用出口管制和籠統調查等廣泛工具，在缺乏明確法定依據或公開理由的情況下對企業進行制裁。這種缺乏監督的狀況，使得政府能夠單方面判定某些模型具有危險性或不適合發布，從而對憲法保障的表達行為造成了高度濫用和審查的風險。因此，政策必須緊急建立強健的制衡機制，限制政府權力，以防止AI監管工具被武器化，並保護法治原則。
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