Governments used to lead innovation. On AI, they're falling behind.

Today, governments and regions are taking a piecemeal approach, with the E.U. and China moving the fastest toward heavier handed regulation. Seeking to cultivate the sector even as they warn of AI's grave risks, the British have staked out the lightest touch on rules, calling their strategy a "pro innovation" approach. The United States -- home to the largest and most sophisticated AI developers -- is somewhere in the middle, placing new safety obligations on developers of the most sophisticated AI systems but not so much as to stymie development and growth.