The situation is far more serious than what the title suggests. The MAGA regime is pursuing criminal prosecution against AI critics.

> the administration declared war on protestors and opponents of AI, threatening “criminal liability” if they “further the propaganda or other goals of a foreign power.”

This is literally the go-to playbook of Russia and China for silencing critics. Label every critic a foreign agent and use state violence to silence them.

- https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/12/01/russia-new-restrictions-...

- https://apnews.com/article/china-hong-kong-national-security...