Driving The Day

Today is April 25, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Connecticut, state Sen. James Maroney’s bill intended to regulate AI models broadly passed the State Senate and now goes to the House of Representatives. Connecticut lawmakers are coordinating with lawmakers in other states on similar legislation, including Colorado, where such a bill passed out of committee today. Meanwhile, a think tank fellow wrote about the popularity of “soft law” approaches to AI regulation in Washington, like voluntary commitments and standards-setting. Lastly, Tech Policy Press explained that in some Asian countries, privacy regulators “are actively shaping AI governance and policy with existing tools.”

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: A proposed federal AI copyright bill thrills artists but developers call it unworkable.

• Around the Nation: Generative AI, soundalikes and publicity rights: Elvis reenters the building.

• Across the Pond: The European Writers’ Council issues a joint statement on generative artificial intelligence and the EU AI Act. 

• Global Highlights: ‘To the future’: Saudi Arabia spends big to become an A.I. superpower.

• Outside Views: OpenAI's Chris Lehane says AI is "critical infrastructure."

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