laissez-faire

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Concerns over this phenomenon have upended the White House’s AI strategy, and caused it to re-evaluate its laissez-faire approach to AI development.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“In the transition, I told the incoming Trump team that they should really pick up that dialogue. But the Trump administration’s view was just far more laissez-faire, and they didn’t seem particularly interested in it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The proliferation of offshore vehicles, combined with a laissez-faire attitude toward sources of foreign wealth, have made it an attractive place for well-to-do Iranians to park cash, real-estate experts and wealth managers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“The question is whether he continues with a more laissez-faire approach in terms of prediction market innovation or whether there is a more comprehensive framework in the back of his mind,” Kim says.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

By 1966, the warders had adopted a laissez-faire attitude: we could talk as much as we wanted as long as we worked.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela