FTC Chair Lina Khan defended her record against attacks from House Judiciary Committee Republicans questioning her ethics standards Thursday. The majority repeatedly questioned Khan’s refusal to recuse herself from proceedings on Meta’s purchase of Within Unlimited (see 2210190038), despite an FTC ethics official’s recommendation that she do so (see 2306300076).
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The FBI isn’t “in the business” of moderating social media content or forcing companies to limit speech, Director Christopher Wray told the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
The U.S. shouldn’t pursue AI legislation unless it applies to specific harms not covered by current law, tech associations told the White House in comments due Friday.
The U.S. has an opportunity to set AI rules that give American companies a competitive advantage over EU counterparts facing an overly prescriptive regulatory scheme, CTA Vice President-Emerging Technology Policy Doug Johnson said in a recent interview.
NTIA expects to issue a report on responsible AI policies “later this year,” Associate Administrator-Policy Analysis and Development Russ Hanser said Thursday.
Microsoft clashed Tuesday with tech associations over privacy legislation advancing in Delaware (see 2305160054).
Congress hopes to advance comprehensive legislation to regulate AI in a matter of months, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told a Center for Strategic & International Studies event Wednesday.
Generative-AI content shouldn’t be protected by Communications Decency Act Section 230, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told a New America event Tuesday.
Lawmakers must hold companies liable when their artificial intelligence systems cause harm and should consider major updates to Section 230, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told NTIA in comments released last week.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation for a second time Thursday that would allow news outlets to negotiate with the tech industry for compensation when platforms host news content (see 2306140042). Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told us a potential floor vote is a “long way” off, and ranking member Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said during the hearing he expects the bill will ultimately “go nowhere.”