 | The White House has urged Republican lawmakers in Utah to abandon a bill that would force AI companies to implement public safety measures, escalating its confrontation with states trying to rein in the technology. A memo the White House sent to Utah lawmakers last week and seen by the FT, said: “We are categorically opposed to Utah HB 286 and view it as an unfixable bill that goes against the administration’s AI agenda”. Republican representative Doug Fiefia, a former Google employee, proposed the Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act. It is supported by another Republican, Senator Mike McKell, and was advanced last month by a legislative committee in Utah with a Republican majority. The legislation would mandate developers of leading AI models to implement and publish public safety plans that outline how they are mitigating cyber security risks, while also establishing a comprehensive child safety plan and whistleblower protections. Read more, here: https://www.ft.com/content/b04fc3d5-c916-4ac8-ab4f-a65a9f4e60c5?segmentid=c50c86e4-586b-23ea-1ac1-7601c9c2476f [link] [comments] |
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