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State Legislator Faces Silicon Valley Backlash Over AI Safety Regulation Efforts
New York State Assemblymember Alex Bores sponsored the RAISE Act, New York's first AI safety law, and became a target of a Silicon Valley lobbying group spending $125 million on attack ads. The episode discusses the broa...
New York Enacts RAISE Act Mandating AI Safety Reporting and Oversight
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the RAISE Act, making New York the second U.S. state after California to implement comprehensive AI safety legislation. The law requires large AI developers to publish safety protoco...
Trump Administration Executive Order Seeks Federal Preemption of State AI Laws, Creating Legal Uncertainty for Startups
President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to challenge state AI laws and establish a national framework, arguing that the current state-by-state patchwork creates burdens for startups. The orde...
Trump Plans Executive Order to Override State AI Regulations Despite Bipartisan Opposition
President Trump announced plans to sign an executive order blocking states from enacting their own AI regulations, arguing that a unified national framework is necessary for the U.S. to maintain its competitive edge in A...
Federal Attempt to Block State AI Regulation Fails Amid Bipartisan Opposition
Republican leaders' attempt to include a ban on state AI regulation in the annual defense bill has been rejected following bipartisan pushback. The proposal, supported by Silicon Valley and President Trump, would have pr...
Meta Launches Multi-Million Dollar Super PAC to Combat State-Level AI Regulation
Meta has launched the American Technology Excellence Project, a super PAC investing "tens of millions" of dollars to fight state-level AI regulation and elect tech-friendly politicians in upcoming midterm elections. The...
EU AI Act Becomes World's First Comprehensive AI Regulation with Staggered Implementation Timeline
The European Union's AI Act, described as the world's first comprehensive AI law, has begun its staggered implementation starting August 2024, with key provisions taking effect through 2026-2027. The regulation uses a ri...
Google Commits to EU AI Code of Practice Despite Concerns Over Regulatory Impact
Google has announced it will sign the European Union's voluntary AI code of practice to comply with the AI Act, despite expressing concerns about potential negative impacts on European AI development. This comes as Meta...
Senate Rejects Federal Ban on State AI Regulation in Overwhelming Bipartisan Vote
The U.S. Senate voted 99-1 to remove a controversial provision from the Trump administration's budget bill that would have banned states from regulating AI for 10 years. The provision, supported by major Silicon Valley e...
Pope Leo XIV Positions AI Threat to Humanity as Central Legacy Issue
Pope Leo XIV is making AI's threat to humanity a signature issue of his papacy, drawing parallels to his namesake's advocacy for workers during the Industrial Revolution. The Vatican is pushing for a binding internationa...