Failure of Connecticut’s AI bill prompts renewed industry call for congressional action

A sweeping legislative proposal by the Connecticut Senate for regulating artificial intelligence, which failed to gain final passage in the state House last week before lawmakers adjourned for the year, has prompted the tech industry to renew calls for congressional action on setting national AI standards that would avoid a patchwork of emerging state AI requirements.

“Hundreds of artificial intelligence bills at the state level would, if enacted, cause a confusing patchwork of rules for companies and startups to follow,”...