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Experts and industry urge Congress to set federal AI rules to avoid patchwork of state laws
Summary
Witnesses at a House Oversight subcommittee hearing urged Congress to create a federal, risk‑based framework for artificial intelligence, citing a confusing state-by-state regulatory patchwork and urging preemption or a temporary pause on state enforcement to protect startups and consumers.
Chairwoman Mace convened a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee hearing where industry and policy experts urged Congress to adopt a federal, risk‑based framework for artificial intelligence to avoid a “patchwork” of state laws that, they said, hamper startups and create inconsistent consumer protections.
Kinsey Fabrizio, president of the Consumer Technology Association, told the subcommittee the current state landscape is a barrier to innovation for small companies. “For a start up or a small business, navigating this patchwork is crippling,” Fabrizio said, arguing that Congress should consider a temporary preemption of state and local AI rules to give a single federal framework time to take shape. Fabrizio said CTA represents more than 1,200 companies — “more…
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