What's up with the States? - by Dean W. Ball

A check-in

This newsletter first started picking up readers because of my writing about AI regulations in state governments. I have a background in state and local policy, having spent the plurality of my career working at think tanks that specialized in such issues. In 2024, I was one of the early people to raise concerns about what I perceived to be a torrent of state-based AI laws, including, most notably, California’s now-failed SB 1047. The torrent of state bills has only grown since then, with more than 1,000 having been introduced this year. Most of the lawmakers who draft such statutes are not…

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• What's up with the States?substack.com
• Dean W. Ball on X: "Some may ask, “why are people shouting about preemption of state AI regulations? What even is that?” If these questions interest you, a brief primer is below. The short answer is: Congress may try to preempt states from x.com
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• What is the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act? The debate behind SB 53, the landmark CA law, explained | Voxvox.com
• Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Acten.wikipedia.org
• Inside the Lobbying Frenzy Over California's AI Companion Bills | TechPolicy.Presstechpolicy.press
• Here's What I Think We Should Do | The Foundation for American Innovationthefai.org
• America’s AI Action Planwhitehouse.gov
• AI #78: Some Welcome Calm | Don't Worry About the Vasethezvi.wordpress.com