Driving The Day

Today is June 21, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, data privacy legislation spearheaded by House Energy and Commerce Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) faces resistance from House Republican leadership. Meanwhile, Bloomberg predicts the Securities and Exchange Commission may file a “flood” of cases against companies accused of overhyping their AI tech. In New York, a newly proposed bill would restrict state agencies from using any AI system “to make decisions that affect individuals' rights, benefits, or services.” Lastly, Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan and more than 140 of the organization’s affiliated startup founders sent a letter to California State Sen. Scott Wiener expressing their disapproval of his bill to regulate frontier AI models.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Two newly proposed bills in the U.S. Senate aim to increase awareness of AI and its risks.

• Around the Nation: A bill would require disclosing the use of A.I. in North Carolina political ads.

• Across the Pond: The EU’s strategy to safeguard its tech against China faces pushback from some member states.

• Global Highlights: From regulations to open-source: What AI Alliance members want Canada to prioritize.

• Outside Views: AI is exhausting the power grid, and The Washington Post suggests tech firms are seeking a miracle solution.

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