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The Trump administration has released its national legislative framework for AI technology. If enacted, it could pre-empt state regulations in certain areas but maintain some authority elsewhere. -
Plus, new legislation would revive the FCC’s equity council if enacted, a report reveals connectivity gaps in tribal communities, some municipal broadband networks outperform their competitors, and more.
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The legislation, proposed Wednesday by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, would compel AI chatbot developers to “exercise reasonable care” in designing and operating systems to prevent “reasonably foreseeable” harm to users.
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At a commissioners’ meeting last month, Missoula County put pen to paper on a permanent piece of largely environmental zoning law related to cryptocurrency they believe is the first of its kind in the country.
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Starting July 1, a de facto ban on use of facial recognition technology will go into effect across Virginia, meaning that most police departments will not be allowed to use or buy it without legislative approval first.
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A congressional hearing last month took up the sticky issue of when and how to hold companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter accountable for misinformation. Lawmakers are now faced with a regulatory maze.
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Florida state legislators are giving bipartisan support to legislation that imposes new disclosure requirements on companies that collect information on their customers to sell to data brokers.
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Washington State Sen. Rebecca Saldaña of Seattle has apologized after she participated in a legislative video hearing Tuesday morning while she drove a car to Olympia, noting her attempt to multitask was unlawful.
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Oregon legislators have proposed a bill to establish guidelines outlined by the state’s CIO office to address data privacy concerns. Other state legislatures are looking at similar laws.
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The legislation from Sen. Pat Spearman, D-North Las Vegas, would charge the task force with attracting businesses to the state and identifying regulatory barriers in areas like blockchain technology, robotics and artificial intelligence.
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Delegates have worked on the floor in two separate chambers in the Statehouse and House office buildings, with committees communicating via Zoom meetings to do the work of the state Legislature.
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California has a new bill designed to offer households free financial services, taking on the state's powerful banks at a time when easier access to banking services could help families cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As autonomous vehicle testing advances without cohesive federal guidelines, companies are operating under inconsistent or nonexistent rules for how and whether a vehicle is monitored and controlled on the road.
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The measure comes amid a wave of legislation across the country aimed at changing voting laws following a 2020 presidential election that saw widespread false allegations of voter fraud and election-official misconduct.
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As President Biden works with Congress to make his $100 billion Internet plan a reality, state lawmakers have introduced legislation to expand broadband access to communities in need.
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A new California bill wants to hold social media companies more accountable to monitoring hateful content on its platforms.
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President Biden's infrastructure plan has a lot for the tech industry to like, including major investments in broadband access, chip manufacturing and basic research and development, which are long overdue.
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During a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing last week, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were united in their criticisms of social media platforms and the potential dangers they pose to children.
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Officials involved in the project say it's the first in the U.S. to use a new international standard meant to make mobile IDs interoperable. So in the next year, Utah's pilot project just might show everyone the future.
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The divide between pro-cryptocurrency states, like Wyoming and Colorado, and more heavy-handed regulators, like New York, has created a messy web of rules for companies and those charged with enforcing policy.
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The use of robots from companies like Starship Technologies for last-mile deliveries skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and legislators would do well to make them easier to deploy on city sidewalks.
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