Technology
Regulation at the speed of thought
Lawmaking views the world as something that can be pinned down, measured, and managed. With AI, that’s not going to cut it.
03 August 2026
Samantha Perry
Here is the problem with trying to regulate AI: by the time a piece of legislation winds its way through Parliament, gets debated, amended, signed by the president, and gazetted, the technology it was meant to govern is already out of date.
We’re trying to catch a supersonic jet while riding a bicycle.
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