What's at Stake in Trump's Executive Order Aiming to Curb State-Level AI Regulation | naked capitalism

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : A similar Illinois law scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it a civil rights violation for employers to use AI tools that result in discrimination.
59% : The law requires organizations using these "high-risk systems" to make impact assessments of the technology, notify consumers whether predictive AI will be used in consequential decisions about them, and make public the types of systems they use and how they plan to manage the risks of algorithmic discrimination.
54% : The Colorado law aims to protect people from algorithmic discrimination.
52% : Big tech companies have lobbied for the federal government to override state AI regulations.
52% : The companies have argued that the burden of following multiple state regulations hinders innovation.
46% : Here are some of the major state laws regulating AI that could be targeted under the executive order: Algorithmic Discrimination Colorado's Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence is the first comprehensive state law in the U.S. that aims to regulate AI systems used in employment, housing, credit, education and health care decisions.
22% : Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said he opposes federal efforts to override state AI regulations.

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