Trump, Harris Records Show Unusual Common Ground on AI Policy

The razor-thin presidential election campaign has escalated concerns over the future of artificial intelligence policy.

Vice President Kamala Harris has championed President Joe Biden‘s agenda of advancing safe, secure, and trustworthy AI development. Former President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has criticized the approach and pledged to chart a different path, centered on promoting innovation, if elected.

But the two political rivals share more common ground on the issue than reflected by their heated campaign rhetoric, according to their records and interviews with several former senior administration officials and allies.

AI innovation and governance are important to both sides and ...