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Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, testifying about privacy and competitive harms, raised examples from consumer products and workplaces. He told lawmakers that an FTC allegation found Amazon’s Alexa was retaining children's voice recordings and transcripts despite user deletion requests; he said one justification vendors have offered is that retained data is needed “to train their voice recognition algorithms.” Bedoya said that reasoning cannot override legal privacy obligations: “We have to remind companies that the need to train your algorithm doesn't override the need to follow the law, including privacy law and kids' privacy law.”

Bedoya also described reports that background actors on film sets were asked to submit to 360-degree body scans without clear consent or additional pay; he warned similar scans and recordings are appearing in call centers and other workplaces where recordings of top performers can be used to create automated replacements. “Is it fair, to force you to train your AI replacement? Is it fair to force you to do it without your knowledge?” he asked the committee and recommended Congress consider a workplace privacy law.

Members raised additional examples of algorithmic harms, including automated management systems that dock pay or terminate employees on the basis of flawed AI inferences, and algorithmic pricing tools that have been alleged to raise rents when used across property managers. Witnesses urged that protections not be limited to unionized workers and that guardrails address automated decision-making, data retention practices and transparency for affected employees.

Lawmakers left the hearing without a vote but many signaled support for further inquiry and possible legislation addressing workplace data collection, automated management and limits on the use of worker data to train replacement systems.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Artificial Intelligence: Examining Trends in Innovation and Competition","oneSentenceSummary","WASHINGTON — At a House hearing on artificial intelligence, witnesses and some lawmakers said AI is enabling new forms of worker surveillance and data collection that can harm ordinary employees and that lawmakers should consider new workplace privacy protections.","taxTitle","Judiciary: House Committee, Standing Committees - House & Senate, Congressional Hearings Compilation, Legislative, Federal","taxId",1830,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6093096,"Lawmakers warn removal of FTC commissioners hampers AI oversight and antitrust cases",103,3583000,3686000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2849622-0861d61dbc652fd80ddc6eed46b7932b&start=3583&end=3686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2849622-0861d61dbc652fd80ddc6eed46b7932b/thumbnail_3583000.jpg","/articles/6093096/Lawmakers-warn-removal-of-FTC-commissioners-hampers-AI-oversight-and-antitrust-cases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6093096-79f1ae64e373d06be10ac74cab1e9308/orig.mp4?Expires=1777468282&Signature=d79TEjP0gaJUggYPfS8VK5--B7gu8U8bciv9eIFO3yKRC9ClU0UQh00V1E5zuJTDZ7UiAcmeXfkk-hKJczlNSLLaFuoJxKq8Aau7M3Br85TU2NSLsLkMiKaffICjrwXURwPscyi5Oa12E89sJEvWkNdg6TDETgGSEGQP8CezByxI5ScuZVmhRnb3HKdW5J94NRDsVU5ufffrjt7yKu~5R-BFlnH-7Dv4AzuNCMOzQVOO5nDwsbaWyuyw7OEboDnc5Ac0szu1MNoDdeKEqcaXen-qG-DGisJrBm6vLNaWaY5I3G9juIeUex5Ub~Xsou7qAcHCEkqlfKO-bIgFwxOp~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and witnesses at a House hearing on Wednesday warned that recent actions removing Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission have slowed or halted enforcement work the agency would ordinarily pursue on competition and consumer-protection matters tied to artificial intelligence.

Representative Jerrold Nadler, the ranking member, and Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya described how litigation and administrative reviews at the FTC were paused after agency judges were left unable to preside because commissioners were removed. Bedoya told the committee that a stay was granted on a major case involving pharmacy benefit managers and insulin pricing and that “this case won't be adjudicated for at least another hundred and 5 days.” He said the pause affects related evidentiary hearings and leaves significant consumer-protection matters unresolved.

Witnesses and Democratic members said the effect reaches beyond that single matter. Bedoya described other FTC actions taken in recent years, including litigation to block the proposed NVIDIA–Arm merger and staff reports examining cloud-provider partnerships with major AI developers, as examples of enforcement activity that can protect competition and innovation. He argued those tools are especially important as AI becomes an input across industries.

Republican members questioned FTC practices and pointed to separate controversies over the agency's handling of confidential information and consent-decree oversight in corporate compliance matters. The hearing record included references to civil litigation and administrative subpoenas involving social-media platform oversight and third-party assessors, which some Republican members raised as reasons to scrutinize FTC processes.

The committee did not vote on any enforcement actions. Several members called for continued oversight of the FTC and signaled possible legislative responses to clarify agency authority, but no bills were enacted at the hearing.","At an April 2 hearing, members and witnesses said the Trump administration's removal of two Democratic FTC commissioners has left the agency unable to adjudicate pending cases and weakened enforcement capacity on AI-related competition and consumer-protection matters.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6093101,"House hearing exposes sharp divide over AI regulation and competition",330,1017000,1347000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2849622-0861d61dbc652fd80ddc6eed46b7932b&start=1017&end=1347","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2849622-0861d61dbc652fd80ddc6eed46b7932b/thumbnail_1017000.jpg","/articles/6093101/House-hearing-exposes-sharp-divide-over-AI-regulation-and-competition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6093101-dc03f81a29b161dafb6caa94a6cc2fa0/orig.mp4?Expires=1777468282&Signature=KZ5zJUPRl7EDRmuJYijdYJgLLtFNcTgg-3mmsxaOYYPfqlVvpLgNAqiCOx08NdDEX3WV5XucvZx9q-nzI9kx78KtSl8AfP0I4wYp3ZkpZF3ha5vhXk~yDA8v5JMwLWcbyF9nyNB7sVRFU~zq4wuXahHWivH0RxbdNlmZbQuO7WGtoF6Q6HyGX-5slwSqafLl8IWpwy7R7m6RBNfvXUWdOaES3wkrnbjoaM3PJnTcTkV82Qb-uvjW4WJfkk3GNJ~QqNy~nNuh3eDwO656fpwG7nBrb6Q3nWID-nvlkY6A6yduoA378BkvQm4sDIhlCCxoTk2tf1xKIOSsNlnQ-CyTKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WASHINGTON — Members of a House Judiciary committee hearing on Wednesday split over how Congress should handle artificial intelligence, with some lawmakers and witnesses saying the United States should avoid heavy regulation to protect innovation and others warning that inadequate oversight risks consumer privacy, worker displacement and concentrated market power.

Chairman Fitzgerald opened the hearing emphasizing a pro–free-market approach, saying, “Artificial intelligence, AI, is a powerful new technology, and it's moving fast. ... But the question before us today is this, will we respond to it with more freedom or with more government control?” He and other Republican lawmakers argued that a light regulatory touch and reliance on competition would best preserve U.S. leadership in AI.

Democratic members and several witnesses urged more active enforcement of existing laws. Ranking Member Nadler said there is “no artificial intelligence exception to the antitrust and consumer protection laws” and urged the continued role of agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission in policing anticompetitive conduct and consumer harms.

Witnesses presented a mix of data and policy prescriptions. Neil Chilson, head of AI policy at the Abundance Institute, described the U.S. AI sector as a broad ecosystem, arguing that “Economically, AI isn't an industry or a market. It's an ecosystem of thousands of companies,” and warning that a patchwork of state laws could undermine national competitiveness. Joe Coniglio of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and Jessica Miluzian of the Competitive Enterprise Institute also cautioned that premature or burdensome regulation could entrench incumbents and chill startup investment.

By contrast, Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, highlighted specific competition and privacy risks tied to industry practices. He pointed to cloud-provider partnerships that may limit startup access to computing capacity and to data-collection practices that can sweep up sensitive personal information. Bedoya urged attention to how AI deployment interacts with antitrust, privacy and worker-protection concerns.

Members pressed witnesses on several policy options, including federal preemption of divergent state AI rules, targeted legislation on workplace privacy, and stronger enforcement of existing antitrust and consumer-protection statutes. Several lawmakers also raised concerns about regulatory approaches abroad — particularly the European Union's AI regulatory framework — and discussed tradeoffs in balancing innovation, consumer protection and national security.

The hearing did not produce bipartisan legislative action; members instead used the session to outline competing priorities and signal potential areas for future bills, including calls from some Republicans for statutory preemption of state rules and from some Democrats for legislation addressing worker surveillance and misuse of training data.

Looking ahead, lawmakers on both sides said they will consider legislation or oversight steps aimed at preserving U.S. competitiveness while addressing privacy, competition and safety questions, with an unsettled debate over the proper mix of new laws versus enforcement of existing statutes.","A House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on April 2, 2025, drew contrasting views on whether U.S. policy should favor light-touch markets or proactive regulation for artificial intelligence, with Republicans urging minimal new rules and Democrats and some witnesses pressing for stronger oversight on privacy, competition and worker protections.","actionData","errors"]

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