Advocacy group warns proposed Great American AI Act would erase state-level AI safeguards
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 harms through people-first safeguards, and that Big Tech is pushing for federal preemption to eliminate these protections. The piece calls on Congress and Rep. Lori Trahan to reject the legislation.
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In 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.
Some members of Congress in cahoots with Big Tech are preparing to introduce the Great American AI Act, a bill that would allow federal law to override — or 'preempt' — state-level AI regulations.
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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