In the current climate, and generally, you should distrust your government on a systematic level, and take pride in doing so. They certainly distrust you.
That’s a wildly sweeping statement. I am assuming you don’t live in a functioning social democracy. You should try it some time, it might restore your faith in the ability of centralised power to improve the lives of its citizens
You're correct, I live in the USA.
That sentiment doesn't really bother me. Most of the "current climate" exists within these screens.
Just so we are clear, I am against this premature neutering of technology.
Most of the law restricts or prohibits mundane abuses of ML that have already happened, and calls for people developing and deploying AI to attest they are doing their due diligence.