Part 9/11:
Vance warned against excessive regulation, which he viewed as often being driven by incumbent players seeking to protect market dominance. He cautioned that regulation should foster innovation, not hinder it, and that overreach—especially from authoritarian regimes—could threaten global stability.
He pointed out that hostile foreign governments had weaponized AI for surveillance and misinformation, undermining democracies and security. The U.S., he reaffirmed, would block, guard, and contain such efforts, working closely with allies to maintain technological and security advantages.