CNBC October 15, 2025
Key Points
– To date, states have been passing their own AI-focused laws around safety and privacy as concerns among constituents grow.
– But Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn said federal legislators need to step in.
– “The reason the states have stepped in, whether it’s to protect consumers or protect children, is because the federal government has, to date, not been able to pass any federal preemptive legislation,” Blackburn said at the CNBC AI Summit on Wednesday in Nashville.
As U.S. states start to react to growing constituent concerns around the risks associated with artificial intelligence use, Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn said moving forward with a federal preemption standard is “imperative.”
Earlier this week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed...
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