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50+ NYS Lawmakers sign on to letter opposing House's proposed AI legislation moratorium


More than 50 New York lawmakers have signed on to a letter in opposition to artificial intelligence legislation proposed by House Republicans.

Albany — More than 50 New York lawmakers have signed on to a letter in opposition to artificial intelligence legislation proposed by House Republicans as a part of the reconciliation spending plan. A section reads, "this proposed moratorium would not only undermine the work of state and local legislatures to minimize existing harms but would also exacerbate the risks AI development poses by selectively excluding from the moratorium any legislation that makes it easier to remove the guardrails states have already enacted." "When you're essentially cutting states' rights to regulate, you've to be as detailed and intentional, and you shouldn't be doing it honestly in some cases in the first place, certainly not in the context of AI.

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