"Texas senator Ted Cruz and two other Donald Trump allies complained about California's tech regulation during Politico's AI and Tech Summit Tuesday, a united front of angst that comes as the state's legislature sends various AI-focused bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. As Cruz pushes a "light-touch" national framework with few specifics so far, California lawmakers have passed bills this month on data centers, AI developer transparency and the use of AI in the workplace."
""I would just ask, do you want California and New York - not just states, but do you want Karen Bass and comrade Mamdani - setting the rules for AI?" said Cruz, the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. "Because that's who's going to be regulating, is far-left-wing governors and mayors. California is already trying to do so.""
California hosts the world's leading artificial intelligence companies, concentrating industry power and giving Sacramento lawmakers influence over AI governance. California legislators have advanced bills on data centers, AI developer transparency, and workplace AI use, with SB 53 drawing attention for requirements on cutting-edge labs. Republican federal figures, including Senator Ted Cruz and Trump allies, criticized state-level regulation and advocated for a light-touch national framework and a moratorium on state AI rules to avoid contradictory regulations. Cruz argued regulation should target real problems and warned that state restrictions could impede innovation while framing policy choices in the context of competition with China.
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