The news article discusses the “tech regulation paradox,” highlighting how governments often lag behind rapidly evolving frontier technologies like AI to avoid overregulation that could stifle innovation. Using the tensions between AI companies and the US Department of Defense, it shows how AI is increasingly used in surveillance and warfare. The piece argues that while innovation drives progress, delayed or inadequate regulation raises ethical, security, and accountability concerns, requiring a careful balance between technological advancement and responsible governance. Why would you want regulation to run neck-and-neck with technology development? Do you not want the creation of a new regulation to involve involved debates, have a slow, iterative drafting process, and be based on consensus? I am happy with the pace of misalignment, and unless a technology is established and
adopted, it is premature to regulate it and stunt its development,” Sajai Singh, partner at JSA Advocates and Solicitors tells Forbes India. Read more
