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CA Senate Approves AI Companion Chatbots Safety Bill California’s Senate passed a bill ( SB 243 ) that would require artificial intelligence-powered companion chatbot platforms to remind users...
OR Lawmakers Close to Approving Unemployment for Striking Workers The Oregon House passed a bill ( SB 916 ) that would allow striking workers to receive unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks. The...
CO Changes Way PBMs Paid Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a bill ( HB 1094 ) that, among other things, will allow pharmacy benefit managers, starting in 2027, to only be paid a flat service fee instead...
LA Homeowners Sue Insurers over Inadequate Fire Coverage Victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in January have filed a pair of lawsuits claiming USAA, a Texas-based insurer that serves members of the...
A year ago, after the passage of a couple of strong data privacy laws in Maryland and Vermont, we wondered if states were starting to get tougher on consumer privacy . Even though this issue remains...
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Texas Rep. Mary González (D) has prefiled a package of bills for next year’s session targeting minors’ access to artificial intelligence-generated sexually explicit images and videos. The state has already passed legislation dealing with nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes, but these measures would go further, placing requirements on AI image generators.
One of the bills (HB 581) would require AI image-generating sites to verify the age of users and ensure that individuals depicted in uploaded images are at least 18 and have given their consent, as well as prohibit explicit images of minors. Other bills would allow individuals to sue deepfake generator sites for unauthorized use of their image (HB 421) and update the state’s existing ban on nonconsensual explicit deepfakes to include still images (HB 449). (PLURIBUS NEWS, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
States are offering generous incentive packages to try to attract new data centers and the tax revenues and high-tech jobs they provide. But data centers place huge demands on already strained power grids at the same time that many states are trying to meet 100% renewable energy goals. Lawmakers may start combining incentives with provisions to bolster the energy supply. (PLURIBUS NEWS).
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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