Ngaire Woods argues that public faith in new technologies depends less on science than on credible oversight.
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Innovation
Jun 29, 2026
Ngaire Woods
The tech industry is asking Americans to embrace AI at a moment when trust in government is declining. While these may seem like separate issues, persuading people to trust AI will be far more difficult if they do not trust the institutions responsible for regulating it.
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