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Chatbot Bills Near Passage in CA A pair of bills aimed at protecting minors from harm by chatbots are nearing passage in California. Of the two, tech groups favor SB 243 , which would allow citizens...
NM Gov Calls Special Session to Bolster Safety Net New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) announced a special session in October to bolster safety net programs in response to the federal spending...
Political “debanking,” the practice of banks restricting or closing customers’ accounts for political or religious reasons, has once again become a hot topic , thanks to President Donald...
CO Lawmakers Tweak Last Year’s First-In-Nation AI Law In a special session that began last week, Colorado Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez (D) introduced legislation ( SB 4 a ) that would...
States Seek Ways to Replace Expiring Federal Health Subsidies Policymakers in California, Colorado, Maryland and other states are considering ways to backfill pandemic-era federal health insurance subsidies...
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Hearings began last week in a legal challenge to California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code law, which is aimed at protecting children’s online privacy. The lawsuit, brought by tech industry group NetChoice, alleges the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
At least a dozen states have enacted legislation this year dealing with artificial intelligence. The measures include enactments in Connecticut (SB 1103) addressing the use of AI by state agencies and in Maryland (HB 622) establishing a grant program for “industry 4.0” technology. (NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES)
The California attorney general’s office is investigating complaints from Tesla customers about safety issues and false advertising associated with the company’s Autopilot self-driving system. The complaints include the system’s susceptibility to sudden, automatic breaking for no apparent reason, or “phantom breaking,” exposing drivers to rear-end collisions. (CNBC)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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