Free-market advocates praise Montana AI law, after ‘kill switch’ provisions are nixed

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) has signed legislation into law that enshrines a right to compute in the state’s constitution, spurring plaudits from free-market groups which succeeded in pulling a controversial shut-down mechanism from its requirements for AI developers.

“Montana's approach is welcome here,” Neil Chilson, head of AI policy at the Abundance Institute who recently pushed for codification of a right to compute in congressional testimony told Inside AI Policy.

“I'm generally positive, for the affirmative right to...