Personal, Luddite-esque aversions to technology can still couple with the Trump administration’s plans to lead on artificial intelligence. It is a needed reconciliation, yet it is hindered by the “women’s issues” that lead every cultural and political conversation.

AI dominates national concern right now. While the Trump administration aims to lead the sector “to promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security,” media voices at the other end promote an AI boycott. States like Virginia wrestle with whether to regulate AI and “impose transparency requirements, mandate impact assessments, and enable safeguards against algorithmic discrimination.” That third example hits a particular problem: The obvious target for AI regulation is child safety and human wellbeing, but the mention of family concern is either omitted or circumvented in favor of different, often equity-based, trajectories.