Senators raise bipartisan concerns over House-passed preemption of state AI laws

Key senators from both parties expressed concerns over preemption of state artificial intelligence laws in the absence of federal standards providing similar protections, at a recent Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing.

Senate Judiciary privacy, tech and the law subcommittee Chair Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called the May 21 hearing to discuss the NO FAKES Act to protect voices and likenesses from AI-powered impersonations. But the discussion ventured into a provision in the tax-and-spending reconciliation bill that recently cleared the House,...