Last week the White House released an AI Action Plan and executive orders that threaten to withhold federal funds from states that regulate AI, order federal agencies to end investigations into AI companies and delete any existing rules or agreements that could slow AI development, and fast-track or in some cases completely nix the environmental permitting process for AI infrastructure projects. But there was one string attached to the big tech giveaway: If AI companies want to do business with
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Republican attempts to pause state AI regulations via the catchall budget reconciliation bill died in a vote just after 4 a.m. Monday, but the larger fight over state preemption is just getting started. In the absence of significant federal legislation regulating AI, states have stepped into the void, introducing and debating hundreds of bills to regulate the developing technology. Colorado advanced the ball even further, enacting the first-of-its-kind comprehensive AI legislation in 20
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National Journal Editor and Chief Jeff DuFour along with Technology Policy Editor Philip Athey discuss how even though the the state moratorium on AI laws was removed from the GOP reconciliation bill, the fight over preemption of state AI regulations is here to stay.
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The United States and China are locked in a battle to dominate the global artificial intelligence landscape. Much of Silicon Valley assumes that if the U.S. wins that race, it will usher in an era of AI technologies that reflect democratic values and protect individual freedoms. “The United States must pursue decisive technical superiority fueled by a vision for American AI that advances democratic values and global development,” said a recent report from the Center for a New American Security.
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Artificial intelligence excels at combing through large amounts of data to provide whatever answer or analysis a user needs. The Trump administration has been leveraging the power of AI to sift through a tremendous amount of publicly available data to help fulfill the president’s promise of mass deportation. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has promised to revoke visas and detain foreign students if AI-fueled reviews of their public speech unearth disfavored opinions. The AP reported that more th
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