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State officials pitch AI investment fund, regulatory sandbox; lawmakers press for testing, transparency
Summary
Connecticut officials on Feb. 14 proposed state-backed investment, data and testing programs to help the state capture AI-driven business growth while also trying to prevent harm, as members of the General Law Committee pressed for clearer rules on privacy, testing and accountability.
Connecticut officials on Feb. 14 proposed state-backed investment, data and testing programs to help the state capture AI-driven business growth while also trying to prevent harm, as members of the General Law Committee pressed for clearer rules on privacy, testing and accountability.
The nut graff The administration offered a three-part plan: allow state agencies to post curated datasets for AI training; create an artificial intelligence regulatory sandbox to test new services under modified licensing; and set up an artificial intelligence and quantum technology investment fund at Connecticut Innovations to back local companies. In a wide-ranging Q&A, lawmakers pushed the administration to clarify testing expectations, buyer protections and when the state would step in to require fixes to biased systems.
What officials proposed and why it matters Dan O’Keefe, commissioner of the Department…
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