VA and VT Introduce ‘First Comprehensive AI Legislation’ of 2024 Legislation has been introduced in Virginia ( HB 747 ) and Vermont ( HB 710 ) that would set standards for developers of “high risk”—meaning designed to make consequential...
FL House Panel Advances Aggressive Children’s Online Safety Bill Florida’s House Judiciary Committee approved a bill ( HB 1 ) that would prevent those under 16 from having a social media account and require social media platforms to confirm the age...
SEC Approval of Bitcoin ETFs First Step of ‘Technological Revolution’ in Finance Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission approved 11 applications to establish exchange-traded funds that track the current price of Bitcoin. The go-ahead for...
It’s still only January, but you’d be forgiven if you had a little Groundhog Day -esq déjà vu after looking at the slate of artificial intelligence bills pending in state legislatures. Early into the new year, it’s clear legislators...
Epic Battles Apple and Google from Courthouse to Statehouse Last week a jury in San Francisco handed Epic Games, developer of the popular video game Fortnite, a rare victory over a Big Tech company, finding that Google violated federal and California antitrust...
NM AG Sues Meta for Exposing Minors to Sex Abuse New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez (D) filed a lawsuit alleging Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta gives sexual predators free access to minors. Torrez said other lawsuits filed against the company...
Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize any industry that relies heavily on data. So it’s no wonder that the insurance industry is delving deeper and deeper into AI, to the concern and consternation of regulators everywhere. “Insurers...
OpenAI Ousts CEO Sam Altman The board of directors of OpenAI, developer of ChatGPT, announced on the company’s blog last week that its CEO Sam Altman would be stepping down. The blog post said the company had conducted “a deliberative review process”...
IL Lawmakers Approve Bill Lifting Moratorium on Nuclear Power Plants: The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation ( HB 2437 ) that, as amended, will lift a nearly four-decades-old moratorium on new nuclear power plants, opening the door for cutting-edge small...
Biden Issues Executive Order on AI President Biden issued a sweeping executive order last that week aimed at managing the risks associated with artificial intelligence. Among other things the order requires AI developers to share safety test results with the...
CA Enacts Measures Regulating Crypto Businesses California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation ( AB 39 ) requiring “digital financial assets businesses” to be licensed by the state. The governor also signed a measure ( SB 401 ) prohibiting “digital...
New York Joins Fight to Protect Children Online New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), Attorney General Letitia James (D), Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D) and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D) announced legislation last week that would prohibit minors from accessing algorithm...
State Lawmakers Planning More AI Bills State lawmakers who gathered last week for a panel discussion on artificial intelligence hosted by Pluribus News said they’re planning to introduce more AI bills in their next legislative sessions. Texas Rep. Giovanni...
Three times already this year, State Net Capitol Journal™ has reported on legislation concerning data privacy , which remains a hot topic among state lawmakers. As we’ve reported, from Connecticut to California legislators have been passing laws to...
FTC, 17 States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon The long-expected antitrust action against Amazon finally came last week with the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington by the FTC and the attorneys general...