AI Doomsday Bill in CA, Possible Wave of Biological Privacy Laws & More

AI Doomsday Bill Moves Closer to Passage in CA

The California Assembly’s Appropriations Committee advanced a first-of-its kind bill (SB 1047) aimed at preventing mass human casualties or property damage caused by artificial intelligence. The Senate passed the measure in May, but it was amended in the Assembly to address tech industry objections. The changes included forgoing the creation of a new agency for AI safety and limiting companies’ liability for violations of the law only to cases in which their AI systems actually cause harm or imminent danger to the public.

Even if the Legislature ultimately passes the measure, however, it may still not become law, as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has been leery of AI regulations, with so many of the world’s top AI companies based in the Golden State. (PLURIBUS NEWS, NEW YORK TIMES, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET).

Wave of Biological Privacy Laws Ahead?

In April Colorado passed a bill (HB 1058) expanding the definition of “sensitive data” covered by the Colorado Consumer Protection Act of 2021 to include “biological data,” defined as “data generated by the technological processing, measurement, or analysis of an individual’s biological, genetic, biochemical, physiological, or neural properties, compositions, or activities or of an individual’s body or bodily functions,” and “neural data,” defined as “information that is generated by the measurement of the activity of an individual’s central or peripheral nervous systems.”

More legislation of this kind may be coming in the future. There are medical devices that are implanted in the body and linked to the brain, such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which are covered by HIPPA’s strict privacy protections. But dozens of companies are also making wearable devices that capture brain data, which are not covered by existing laws. (CNBC, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)

AI Legislation May Be Coming Next Year in SD

State lawmakers and organizational leaders in South Dakota are meeting during the Legislature’s summer break to discuss how to regulate artificial intelligence and minors’ access to the internet. Those issues may be addressed in the state’s next legislative session. (SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING)

—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK

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