Governor Moore Unveils Maryland AI Plan with New Protections for Workers, Children and Consumers
The plan calls for safety testing, worker retraining and child protections as state lawmakers weigh proposals for advanced AI firms.
- On Tuesday, Maryland Governor Wes Moore unveiled a new framework to regulate artificial intelligence, focusing on protecting state residents, workers, and children from emerging technological risks.
- With federal action limited, the Moore administration aims to build upon his 2024 Executive Order and the Artificial Intelligence Governance Act to address the technology's rapid advancement.
- New proposals include regulating "frontier" AI companies, establishing a labor-management committee to support workers, and creating safeguards for children under 16 while protecting likeness rights.
- Moore intends to codify these principles into law, coordinating with the Attorney General and the Maryland General Assembly to advance formal legislation during the January session.
- Maryland's framework positions the state alongside Virginia and other governors seeking to balance AI benefits with essential safety guardrails for infrastructure, democracy, and the economy.
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Maryland moves forward with AI regulation plan focused on worker, child protections
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has introduced a framework to regulate artificial intelligence, emphasizing human oversight, worker protections, and safeguards for sensitive sites and children.
Governor Moore Outlines AI Framework to Protect Marylanders - The BayNet
The following is a press release from The Office of Governor Wes Moore ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Moore today announced a new AI framework outlining his administration’s core principles — centered on Maryland communities, workers, and children — for the responsible development, deployment, and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), and for equipping Maryland’s workforce to […]
Maryland Gov. Moore unveils new AI strategy with more protections – WTOP News
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is addressing the concerns and fears around AI with what he calls three core principles that aims to guide new legislation when the General Assembly returns to session in January.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore unveils AI agenda focused on privacy, workers and safety
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s office is rolling out a new agenda for artificial intelligence that the governor said will protect Marylanders. During an appearance on MS NOW’S “Morning Joe” on Tuesday, Moore outlined details of the new AI agenda. “We put together guardrails that really enforces our privacy, enforces our rights and also make sure that we are going to be protected,” Moore said. Moore said those guardrails include ensuring union workers…
Moore posits Maryland as a framework for other states building AI regulations
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) argued that states should build their own AI regulatory frameworks in the absence of a federal one. “The absence of federal leadership on this is staggering, and we need it,” Moore said on Tuesday during a Clinton Global Initiative conference panel on AI. Politicians across the country are wading into the […]
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