Why AI Regulation Has Become a 'States' Rights' Issue

Regardless of the outcome, the battle reflects both the AI industry's influence in Washington and the heightened anxieties that influence is causing among many different coalitions. Here's how the battle lines are being drawn, and why key Republicans are defecting from the party line. Congress has been notoriously slow to pass any sort of tech regulation in the past two decades. As a result, states have filled the void, passing bills that regulate biometric data and child online safety. The same has held true for AI: as the industry has surged in usage, hundreds of AI bills have been proposed in states, with dozens enacted into law.