G20 Embraces Light-Touch AI Rules as Models Grow Smarter and Less Understandable

The G20 nations, led by the US and China, agreed on the "Carolina Principles" for AI governance this week — a landmark consensus favoring light-touch, sector-specific rules over new, sweeping AI regulators. This pragmatic framework calls for close cooperation between governments and developers, setting a global baseline ahead of a presidential summit. It's a clear rejection of the EU's prescriptive AI Act in favor of flexibility, signaling that the world's major powers are...