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Senate Republicans Reach Deal on Five-Year State AI Regulation Freeze
- In spring 2025, senators agreed on a five-year federal pause on state AI regulations, linking compliance to eligibility for $500 million designated for AI infrastructure and deployment.
- This compromise followed initial proposals for a 10-year ban that threatened existing state laws and linked $42 billion broadband funding to compliance.
- The moratorium allows states to regulate child online safety and artists' rights if these rules do not impose undue burdens on AI development.
- Seventeen Republican governors warned the Senate to drop the plan, and critics called it a "dangerous regulatory vacuum," fearing reduced oversight on harmful AI.
- The deal highlights the urgent need for a pragmatic federal AI policy amid rapid tech growth and fragmented state regulations slowing innovation.
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Changes made to AI moratorium amid bill’s ‘vote-a-rama’ • Louisiana Illuminator
Senate leaders are bending to bipartisan opposition and softening a proposed ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Senate Republicans are aiming to soften a proposed 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence laws that has received pushback from congressmembers on both sides of the aisle. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas developed a pared dow…
Changes made to AI moratorium amid bill’s ‘vote-a-rama’ • Utah News Dispatch
Senate leaders are bending to bipartisan opposition and softening a proposed ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn backed off her own proposal late on Monday. Senate Republicans are aiming to soften a proposed 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence laws that has receiv…
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The Republican Party’s 800-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now being debated in the Senate, with a final up-or-down vote expected as soon as Monday night. On the issue of artificial intelligence, much of the attention has focused on the bill’s proposed moratorium on state-level laws regulating the development or application of AI models and apps. Notably, Senate negotiations reduced the proposed moratorium from 10 years to five, and added exc…
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