Disruption

Dems pivot on AI regulation as pushback heats up

They’re eyeing more targeted approaches with better odds of success.
Connecticut Sen. James Maroney (D) explains a far-reaching bill that attempts to regulate artificial intelligence during a debate in the state Senate in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)

Some Democratic state lawmakers at the forefront of efforts to regulate artificial intelligence are retooling and scaling back their ambitions after two years of swinging for the fences.

It’s a course correction driven by several factors that include hostility to state AI regulation from President Donald Trump and his allies in tech and venture capital, as well as wariness by tech-friendly Democratic governors.

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