Advocacy group warns proposed federal AI bill could override state-level safeguards
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This article is an advocacy piece urging opposition to the proposed "Great American AI Act," which would allow federal law to override state-level AI regulations. It argues that states have been the primary protectors of people from AI risks through people-first safeguards, and that Big Tech is pushing this federal preemption bill to strip away those hard-won protections. The piece calls on Congress and Rep. Lori Trahan to reject the legislation.
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· 3 pulledIn the face of zero to no federal oversight or regulation of artificial intelligence, dozens of states across the country have enacted people-first safeguards that protect kids, workers, and families from AI risks.
But all of those laws are at risk of being stripped away if Big Tech gets their way.
States are our first line of defense against the harms of AI and Big Tech is working to take them down.
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