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‘We don’t need 50 more data centers’: Arizona AG declares war on AI

New York's governor signs youth AI chatbot safety bill | IAPP

Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., enacted a law banning companion chatbots for children that engage on 12 prohibited categories.

Anthropic to Newsom: courts should have power to block risky AI

Pennsylvania Lawmaker proposes statewide data center impact fee

(WHTM)– A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing legislation to establish a statewide data center impact fee, modeled after the state’s Marcellus Shale impact fee program. The Marcellus Sha…

Law requiring advertisers to disclose when they are using AI passes in Pennsylvania

A law requiring advertisers to disclose when they are using AI has passed in Pennsylvania.

‘Just the beginning’: New Mexico AG warns AI industry after $25B Meta ruling

N.Y. state calls on agencies to keep budgets flat

The warning comes as the state is already facing projected budget gaps in the coming years.

North Dakota committee advances AI protections, weighs data center regulations

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s interim Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee voted Tuesday to advance a proposal establishing AI consumer protections and a state Artificial Intelligence...

POLITICO Pro: Sen. Josh Becker to introduce bill requiring companies do AI safety work

The Silicon Valley state senator wants to compel AI companies to set aside computing power for safety research.

Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users on Privacy

The penalty, one of the largest levied against a tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.

NYC proposes rule requiring human option in AI customer service

The city's consumer agency would require businesses to disclose automated systems and offer a human, with fines starting at $525

McKee extends pause deadline on Flock cameras indefinitely • Rhode Island Current

Rhode Island’s pause on new Flock camera installations will continue indefinitely after Gov. Dan McKee left binding safeguards to lawmakers Monday, just as state police released interim guidelines...

Data center legislation begins to take shape in North Dakota • North Dakota Monitor

A lawmaker from North Dakota’s coal country is working on legislation to regulate some of the more controversial aspects of data centers in the state.

PA House Communications & Technology Committee hears testimony about frontier AI bills

HARRISBURG, Oct. 19 – The PA House Communications & Technology Committee today held a hearing on two bills that would regulate safety practices for the most capable “frontier”...