AXIOS February 14, 2024
Nearly all of the state legislatures currently in session are considering AI-related bills and nearly half of those bills address deepfakes, according to an analysis by software industry group BSA, shared exclusively with Axios.
Why it matters: Rapid AI innovation and a federal regulatory vacuum have given state legislatures the impetus to generate a six-fold increase in AI draft legislation compared to a year ago.
What’s happening: As of Feb. 7 there were 407 total AI-related bills across more than 40 states, up from 67 bills a year ago.
- States introduced 211 AI bills last month.
Catch-up quick: The targets of the bills range from bias and discrimination to facial recognition technology and deepfakes.
- Legislators in 33...
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