Attorneys general urge Congress to reject ban on state AI laws

Republican and Democratic attorneys general from 35 states and the District of Columbia have sent a letter to congressional leaders calling on them to reject a ban on states’ ability to enact artificial intelligence (AI) laws. “While AI promises to be a transformative technology in numerous fields, it also poses significant risks – notably to the most vulnerable among us, our children. States must be empowered to apply existing laws and formulate new approaches to meet the range of challenges associated with AI,” the group wrote, adding “We are also deeply troubled by sycophantic and delusional generative AI outputs plunging individuals into spirals of mental illness, suicide, self-harm, and violence.” ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Google, Meta and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz have called for national AI standards instead of a 50-state patchwork, Reuters notes.