Congress should pass legislation that would start an assessment of the national security and public safety risks associated with AI frontier models, the Software & Information Industry Association said in a post Friday.
A group of Republican lawmakers introduced legislation to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Friday, with the aim of better aligning it with other financial consumer protection laws.
Senate Democrats’ neural data legislation includes broader definitions than existing state measures, Davis Wright Tremaine attorneys said Wednesday.
Senate Democrats’ effort to regulate handling of neural data mirrors the state law trend seen in Colorado, California, Montana and Connecticut, Covington noted in a post Friday.
Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Monday introduced a bill creating liability for developers and deployers of AI systems.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., on Friday reintroduced legislation meant to increase transparency into automated decisions impacting housing, employment, credit and education.
Congress should think twice about moving ahead with the proposed Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), the Software & Information Industry Association said in a policy post Thursday. “As Congress searches for solutions, it’s critical that leaders consider the unintended consequences of sweeping privacy legislation and work toward protections that truly keep kids safe.”
A bipartisan group of state legislators recently met with the House Commerce Committee’s privacy working group and advocated for “minimal or no federal preemption,” the National Conference of State Legislatures said in a post Monday.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday released a “legislative framework” intended to allow AI deployers and developers to avoid regulations that “impede their work.”
Whistleblower claims about Meta enabling child privacy violations and abuse on its platforms are “nonsense,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans and Democrats during a Senate Privacy Subcommittee hearing Tuesday called on fellow lawmakers to continue addressing child-safety issues on social media platforms.