The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology recently debated a 10-year moratorium on state and local AI regulations proposed by House Republicans. The GOP argues that this ban is essential for promoting AI investment and competing with China, while Democrats criticize it as favoring tech companies at the expense of consumer protections. Witnesses like Chip Pickering and Ronnie Vasishta emphasized the importance of a cohesive national AI framework and the necessity for rapid development to stay competitive. Concerns were raised about the potential harms of unregulated AI practices on society.
"This provision would block enforcement of laws on the books right now that are protecting consumers from real-world harms… We should be working toward strong federal legislation."
"The moratorium is simply means that we don't have a thousand state actions that could delay the investments we need on both sides of the data centers and the full stack of the AI ecosystem."
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