AI advocate: Rubio’s calculus on content moderation likely to be foiled by Trump

President-elect Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) -- his pick to run the State Department -- might agree on a need to address the use of artificial intelligence in curating political speech, but an industry-backed think tank says the senator’s efforts to hold tech companies liable are likely to be frustrated by Trump’s personal interests.

“It's important to remember that for this new administration, for this new majority, what matters is the Trump welfare standard,” Todd O’Boyle, senior director of...