States forge ahead with AI regulation despite Trump's warning, as federal action stalls
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The Associated Press
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Summary
Despite President Trump's warning against state-level AI regulation, both Republican and Democratic state lawmakers are advancing their own AI laws. States like Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, and Oregon have passed legislation this year addressing AI's impact on children, employer use of AI systems, and developer responsibilities to prevent catastrophic AI failures. This push comes as Congress has failed to produce federal AI regulation, and follows earlier, broader state AI regulation attempts that were vetoed or derailed by governors who viewed them as too burdensome on the industry.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledSix months after President Donald Trump warned states not to regulate artificial intelligence, they are increasingly doing just that.
Congress has stalled on producing federal regulation of artificial intelligence as states forge ahead and scrutinize how chatbots interact with children, how AI systems are used by employers and what developers must do to try to prevent an AI-caused catastrophe.
State lawmakers have stepped back from earlier, wider-ranging attempts to regulate AI that were vetoed or otherwise derailed by governors who viewed the measures as too onerous toward the industry.
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