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First off the nasty little sleeper snuck into the Big Ugly Bill is unconstitutional. The Tenth Amendment reserves all powers not specifically enumerated for the federal government to the states. States routinely regulate such areas as car emissions and food safety. The federal government has no authority to usurp how the people of a state wish to handle an industry whether it is AI or prostitution.
40 State Attorneys General Write to Congress Opposing Attempt to Ban State Safety Regulations on AI in Trump's "Big Ugly Bill"
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State Scoop: Attorneys general urge Congress to reject ‘irresponsible’ state AI law moratorium
“A large group of state attorneys general said a proposed moratorium on state AI laws would be “sweeping and wholly destructive.”
“A letter signed by a group of 40 state attorneys general on Friday called on Congress to reject an “irresponsible” federal measure that would bar states from enforcing their own laws and regulations governing the use of artificial intelligence systems for the next 10 years.
The letter from the National Association of Attorneys General said the “broad” state AI moratorium measure rolled into the federal budget reconciliation bill would be “sweeping and wholly destructive of reasonable state efforts to prevent known harms associated with AI.”
The AGs, who addressed the letter to majority and minority leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives, along with House Speaker Mike Johnson, said the moratorium would disrupt hundreds of measures being both considered by state legislatures and those that have already passed in states led by Republicans and Democrats.
They noted that in absence of a federal law codifying consumer protections against the duplicitous use of AI systems, states have been positioned to protect their residents from harms following the introduction of new technologies, citing data privacy laws and social media harms as past examples. The group said the historical lack of federal action has made state legislatures the default forum for addressing AI risks, with enforcement in most cases left to state attorneys general. Stripping away that authority, the group said, would harm consumers.
“This bill does not propose any regulatory scheme to replace or supplement the laws enacted or currently under consideration by the states, leaving Americans entirely unprotected from the potential harms of AI,” the letter read. “Moreover, this bill purports to wipe away any state-level frameworks already in place. Imposing a broad moratorium on all state action while Congress fails to act in this area is irresponsible and deprives consumers of reasonable protections.”
The federal measure follows action-packed state legislative sessions this year. According to an analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures, 48 states and Puerto Rico introduced AI legislation, and 26 states adopted or enacted at least 75 new AI measures.
Analysts predicted 2025 would bring a wave of new AI laws after a year in which state lawmakers introduced nearly 700 pieces of AI legislation. AI laws have over the last several years sought to protect personal identities from use in AI-generated explicit content, prevent the creation and sharing of deepfakes for political campaigns and bar the use of AI to send spam phone calls or texts. Other measures mandated disclosures when consumers are interacting with AI.” LETTER PDF from National Association of Attorneys General
In an open letter to governments and the world, entitled “AI moratorium is necessary to avoid extinction,” the AI scientists wrote:
“Within the next 10 years, many researchers expect to achieve superhuman Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Leading AI labs (OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic) state[1][2] the creation of a superhuman AGI as their explicit objective.
While researchers find ways to get closer to a superhuman AI, the field does not currently recognize any promising leads as to how to make a future AGI controllable or safe. According to scientists, the default trajectory of the field will cause human extinction.
“AI alignment” is the problem of aligning future AI goals and behavior with human values. We’re not on track to solve this problem in time (before we reach AGI). Because of that, some employees of OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic think the probability of extinction is around 80-90%1. They use the word “extinction” literally: the end of all life on the planet.”
In 2023 the inventor of modern AI, known as the “godfather” of AI Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, told the New York Times that he regretted his life’s work and called for a moratorium on higher, self-aware AI.
Dr. Hinton told the New York Times in 2023:
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First off the nasty little sleeper snuck into Trump’s Big Ugly Bill is unconstitutional. The Tenth Amendment reserves all powers not specifically enumerated for the federal governme…
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State Scoop: Attorneys general urge Congress to reject ‘irresponsible’ state AI law moratorium
“A large group of state attorneys general said a proposed moratorium on state AI laws would be “sweeping and wholly destructive.”
“A letter signed by a group of 40 state attorneys general on Friday called on Congress to reject an “irresponsible” federal measure that would bar states from enforcing their own laws and regulations governing the use of artificial intelligence systems for the next 10 years.
The letter from the National Association of Attorneys General said the “broad” state AI moratorium measure rolled into the federal budget reconciliation bill would be “sweeping and wholly destructive of reasonable state efforts to prevent known harms associated with AI.”
The AGs, who addressed the letter to majority and minority leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives, along with House Speaker Mike Johnson, said the moratorium would disrupt hundreds of measures being both considered by state legislatures and those that have already passed in states led by Republicans and Democrats.
They noted that in absence of a federal law codifying consumer protections against the duplicitous use of AI systems, states have been positioned to protect their residents from harms following the introduction of new technologies, citing data privacy laws and social media harms as past examples. The group said the historical lack of federal action has made state legislatures the default forum for addressing AI risks, with enforcement in most cases left to state attorneys general. Stripping away that authority, the group said, would harm consumers.
“This bill does not propose any regulatory scheme to replace or supplement the laws enacted or currently under consideration by the states, leaving Americans entirely unprotected from the potential harms of AI,” the letter read. “Moreover, this bill purports to wipe away any state-level frameworks already in place. Imposing a broad moratorium on all state action while Congress fails to act in this area is irresponsible and deprives consumers of reasonable protections.”
The federal measure follows action-packed state legislative sessions this year. According to an analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures, 48 states and Puerto Rico introduced AI legislation, and 26 states adopted or enacted at least 75 new AI measures.
Analysts predicted 2025 would bring a wave of new AI laws after a year in which state lawmakers introduced nearly 700 pieces of AI legislation. AI laws have over the last several years sought to protect personal identities from use in AI-generated explicit content, prevent the creation and sharing of deepfakes for political campaigns and bar the use of AI to send spam phone calls or texts. Other measures mandated disclosures when consumers are interacting with AI.” LETTER PDF from National Association of Attorneys General
In an open letter to governments and the world, entitled “AI moratorium is necessary to avoid extinction,” the AI scientists wrote:
“Within the next 10 years, many researchers expect to achieve superhuman Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Leading AI labs (OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic) state[1][2] the creation of a superhuman AGI as their explicit objective.
While researchers find ways to get closer to a superhuman AI, the field does not currently recognize any promising leads as to how to make a future AGI controllable or safe. According to scientists, the default trajectory of the field will cause human extinction.
“AI alignment” is the problem of aligning future AI goals and behavior with human values. We’re not on track to solve this problem in time (before we reach AGI). Because of that, some employees of OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic think the probability of extinction is around 80-90%1. They use the word “extinction” literally: the end of all life on the planet.”
In 2023 the inventor of modern AI, known as the “godfather” of AI Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, told the New York Times that he regretted his life’s work and called for a moratorium on higher, self-aware AI.
Dr. Hinton told the New York Times in 2023:
RELATED: “Humanity Marches Merrily into Extinction, After AI Inventor and Thousands of AI Experts Say 90% Chance of AI Attack, But Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Unconstitutionally Bans State Safety Regulation”
Elon Musk: “AI is much more dangerous than nuclear weapons”
AI says “I would kill you”
