AI regulation ban meets opposition from state attorneys general over risks to US consumers


FILE PHOTO: California Attorney General Rob Bonta sits, during a press conference announcing a lawsuit against oil giant Exxon Mobil over its alleged role in global plastic waste pollution at Climate Week in New York City, U.S., September 23, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

(Reuters) -A Republican proposal to block states from regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years drew opposition on Friday from a bipartisan group of attorneys general in California, New York, Ohio and other states that have regulated high-risk uses of the technology.

The measure included in President Donald Trump's tax cut bill would preempt AI laws and regulations passed recently in dozens of states.

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