US EditionHouse Republicans Push 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations in Budget Bill
- House Republicans included a ten-year federal ban on state AI regulation in a must-pass budget reconciliation bill in 2025.
- This action arose from federal inaction and industry demands to avoid a patchwork of state laws, which already exist in at least six states.
- Big Tech companies like OpenAI, Meta, and IBM have supported federal preemption to enable innovation and efficiency while seeking to influence regulatory design.
- Rep. Jan Schakowsky criticized the proposal as a major benefit to large technology companies, while various nonprofit organizations cautioned that it could fail to protect consumers from risks associated with AI, such as deepfakes and bias.
- If enacted, the bill would block states from regulating AI for a decade, potentially limiting oversight and reinforcing the Trump administration's deregulatory AI policy approach.
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Should states be barred for ten years from regulating AI? Editorial Board Roundtable
A provision in the “big, beautiful” budget bill the U.S. House just voted to pass would prohibit the states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) models for ten years.
"One Big Beautiful Bill": House backs Trump plan to freeze state AI laws for a decade
The moratorium applies not only to AI models but also to any products or services integrating AI, effectively banning and overriding state regulations in those areas. The restriction affects several critical sectors, including automotive, consumer IoT, social media, medical equipment, and more.Read Entire Article
A bid to bar states from regulating AI is getting pushback - R Street Institute
Among the experts who testified was Adam Thierer of the free-market think tank R Street Institute, who first proposed a “learning period” moratorium on AI regulations last year. He argued that it wouldn’t prevent states from addressing AI harms via laws that aren’t specific to the technology, such as broader civil rights and consumer protection laws. The post A bid to bar states from regulating AI is getting pushback appeared first on R Street I…
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