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NY to Weigh AI Companion Chatbot Liability New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D) is drafting a bill that would make developers of AI companion chatbots liable for harm those chatbots cause to minors....
AR Looks to Bar PBMs from Owning Pharmacies Arkansas Rep. Jeremiah Moore (R) has introduced a bill ( HB 1150 ) that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies. Moore said the noncompetitive...
Just five months ago , we wrote about state legislators’ growing interest in pharmacy benefit managers . The issue is vital, as pharmacy benefit managers, also known as PBMs, contract with health...
Cost of LA Wildfires Could Reach $150B J.P. Morgan said last week that insured losses from the wind-driven wildfires in Los Angeles could reach $10 billion, according to reporting by Reuters. AccuWeather...
More Kids’ Online Safety Measures Expected in 2025 Despite legal challenges that have blocked new state laws aimed at protecting kids from the potential harms of social media from taking effect...
The long-expected antitrust action against Amazon finally came last week with the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington by the FTC and the attorneys general of 17 states. The lawsuit alleges Amazon is “a monopolist” that “uses its vast power, size, and control over multiple business units to implement an interrelated and exclusionary course of conduct,” keeping “rivals from gaining the scale needed to compete effectively against” it. (CNBC, FTC)
Legislators from roughly 30 states and both major parties are holding biweekly meetings this fall to learn more about artificial intelligence and consider ways to regulate it. The effort, being led by Connecticut state Sen. James Maroney (D), could result in more state-level AI legislation next year. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill (AB 316) that would have required human safety drivers in autonomous trucks weighing over 10,000 lbs. Despite pressure from the Teamsters Union to sign the measure, the governor said the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles already provided sufficient oversight of electric vehicles. (PLURIBUS NEWS, STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK