CT leaders oppose provision to ban state AI regulation

CT leaders oppose provision to ban state AI regulation

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y..(J. Scott Applewhite/AP / AP)Some Connecticut lawmakers want Congress to reject a potential provision in a national defense bill that would prohibit state laws from regulating artificial intelligence.Congress is expected to vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the coming weeks. However, a potential provision in the bill would prevent states from pass…

Attorney General Jeff Jackson leads bipartisan coalition opposing potential ban on state AI protections

On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced in a press release that he is leading a bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general opposing new Congressional efforts to prohibit states from "enforcing their own artificial intelligence protections." According to the press release, lawmakers could attempt to ban states from enacting AI laws into a military funding