Pro-industry witnesses warn against regulatory ‘squeeze’ on AI innovation

Witnesses from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the free-market R Street Institute will warn lawmakers at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing that the European Union’s AI Act and copycat efforts across the United States could throttle artificial intelligence innovation, while a witness for Democrats says states are the only bulwark against Big Tech abuses in the face of congressional inaction.

The Energy and Commerce commerce, manufacturing and trade subcommittee is holding a May 21 hearing on...