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Wall Street Journal
02-07-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Senate Drops 10-Year Ban on State AI Laws
Chalk one up for state AI laws. State officials, technology trade groups and cybersecurity experts are hailing the removal of a proposed ban on state artificial-intelligence regulations from the Trump administration's budget megabill, saying local authorities are better placed to safeguard data privacy.
Bloomberg
26-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Future of States' AI Laws Hinges on Senate Rules for Tax Bill
Republicans' latest attempt to use President Donald Trump's massive tax package to ban US states from enforcing artificial intelligence regulations has hit a snag that endangers a provision favored by AI titans. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough this week told Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz that the controversial provision may violate the chamber's rules and advised his office to rewrite it, according to people familiar with the conversations.
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Senate Can Keep Ban on State AI Rules in Trump Tax Bill
(Bloomberg) -- A Republican effort to block US states from enforcing new artificial intelligence regulations will remain in President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending package for now, marking a win for tech companies pushing to stall and override dozens of AI safety laws across the country. Bezos Wedding Draws Protests, Soul-Searching Over Tourism in Venice One Architect's Quest to Save Mumbai's Heritage From Disappearing JFK AirTrain Cuts Fares 50% This Summer to Lure Riders Off Roads NYC Congestion Toll Cuts Manhattan Gridlock by 25%, RPA Reports In a surprise decision, Democrats said the Senate parliamentarian ruled the provision aligns with the special budgetary process Republicans are using to consider the tax package. That process allows the GOP to avoid making concessions to Democrats, who otherwise could filibuster legislation. The Senate version of the AI moratorium would deny states federal funding for broadband internet projects if they enforce AI regulations. The provision will likely still be challenged on the Senate floor, where stripping the provision would need just a simple majority. Some Republicans in both the House and Senate have pushed back on the AI provision. 'We do not need a moratorium that would prohibit our states from stepping up and protecting citizens in their state,' Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn said last week. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has advised lawmakers that many other provisions have failed to pass muster for the budget process, including language requiring state matching funds for food stamps and a requirement that people suing the federal government post enormous bonds to obtain temporary restraining orders, Democrats said. Republicans are racing to pass the fiscal package by July 4, with Senate leaders planning to vote on it this week. The bills' provisions are being litigated by staff in a closed-door process, with Senate Budget Committee Democrats releasing periodic updates to the media. The AI provision would benefit many of the US's largest tech and AI companies, some of which have lobbied against a state-by-state 'patchwork' of rules governing AI. California, New York, Utah and dozens of others have introduced or enacted AI laws in recent years, including bills to address concerns about data privacy, copyright and bias. Congress has yet to pass a federal framework on AI, which has effectively left the states to figure out how to set rules around the technology. The House passed its version of the bill, which would impose a 10-year moratorium on any state law regulating artificial intelligence or automated decision systems. House Speaker Mike Johnson said June 9 that the AI provision had the full backing of the White House, including AI and crypto czar David Sacks. More than 200 state lawmakers from both parties urged Congress to scrap the measure, which could have nullified a wide range of consumer protection laws on topics including children's online safety, generative AI harms, and government AI adoption and deployment, according to the AI safety think tank Center for Responsible Innovation. Senate Republicans also made progress on the broader bill as the Joint Committee on Taxation — the key congressional scorekeeper on tax matters — found the new tax provisions in the bill would add a net $441 billion to deficits through 2034. The Senate GOP's preferred 'current policy' baseline assumes that trillions of dollars in expiring Trump tax cuts are free. The score gives lawmakers room to negotiate final agreements on the broader package, including setting the level of the state and local tax deduction and how fast to end green energy tax credits. --With assistance from Erik Wasson. Luxury Counterfeiters Keep Outsmarting the Makers of $10,000 Handbags Is Mark Cuban the Loudmouth Billionaire that Democrats Need for 2028? Ken Griffin on Trump, Harvard and Why Novice Investors Won't Beat the Pros The US Has More Copper Than China But No Way to Refine All of It Can 'MAMUWT' Be to Musk What 'TACO' Is to Trump? ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg
22-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Senate Can Keep Ban on State AI Rules in Trump Tax Bill
A Republican effort to block US states from enforcing new artificial intelligence regulations will remain in President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending package for now, marking a win for tech companies pushing to stall and override dozens of AI safety laws across the country. In a surprise decision, Democrats said the Senate parliamentarian ruled the provision aligns with the special budgetary process Republicans are using to consider the tax package. That process allows the GOP to avoid making concessions to Democrats, who otherwise could filibuster legislation.
Times
13-06-2025
- Business
- Times
New AI rules could spell end for Wallace & Gromit
Wallace & Gromit's future is in jeopardy, the studio behind the British screen favourite has warned, if ministers press ahead with controversial new artificial intelligence rules. Sean Clarke, managing director of Aardman Animations, said the Bristol-based animation company would struggle to produce more content if the government allowed tech companies to freely use copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models unless creative industries 'opt out' of the process. 'If it was an opt-out system, I struggle to think how we would be able to do any more Wallace & Gromit because of the money we would have to spend on trying to police it,' Clarke said. 'We've worked incredibly hard to create value in the intellectual property and it's just being diminished.' • Wallace & Gromit studio boss: We're betting on TikTok for growth The employee-owned company behind Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run already spends about £300,000 a year on copyright protection. 'It would go through the roof if we had to then put a team into place to deal with every single platform that decides to use our copyright to opt out,' he said. Campaigners have sharply criticised the government's proposal, which would allow AI developers to scrape copyrighted material for training purposes unless creators take action to exclude their works. Book publishers called the approach 'untested and unevidenced' and Baroness Kidron, a crossbench peer, said she was very disappointed. Sir Elton John described the government as 'absolute losers' and said he felt 'incredibly betrayed' over plans to exempt technology firms from copyright laws. Over in the US this week, Disney and NBCUniversal became the first Hollywood players to take a legal swing at Midjourney, a generative AI company that they claimed had stolen their copyrighted characters. Aardman said the changes could strike at the heart of its business model, of which rights are a critical part for financing and brand development. 'When I go out to raise money, we're raising money against rights. They're already non-exclusive because they've been given access to multiple different platforms,' Clarke said. The Aardman 'lifer', who has been at the company since 1996, compared the situation to software licensing: 'Can you imagine the furore if I said, 'You need to opt out of me using your licence for free'?' He added that Aardman had started to see some platforms use its productions via AI. The studio said AI also threatens the merchandising arm of the business. 'A lot of what you do in animation is you raise money with regard to those rights being seen on T-shirts and different things. 'If you make it easier for people to type in 'create me a Wallace & Gromit T-shirt' … you can just create it, print it, sell it. We've got to then chase down all of those people. It is really scary and I hope the government's listening.' Although Aardman supports innovation and is excited generally by the future of AI, Clarke said the lack of global alignment made enforcement harder. 'If the US also decides to take that stance, then it just means those platforms set up in the US, and then we still have a similar issue.' Aardman Animations was founded in 1976 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. After graduating they moved to Bristol, where they created Morph for the children's programme Take Hart. Nick Park, director and animator, joined in 1985 while he was working on a student film, A Grand Day Out, the first Wallace & Gromit tale. Shaun the Sheep marks its 30th anniversary this year. A government spokesman said:'We recognise how pressing these issues are and we truly want to solve them. As you would rightly expect, we are taking the time to consider the 11,500 responses to our consultation, but no changes to copyright law will be considered unless we're completely satisfied they work for creators. 'The technology secretary has also been clear the government does not have a preferred option, all options remain on the table and next steps will be set out in due course.'
