Driving the Day

Today is March 25, 2025, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, the Trump Administration faces pressure from the tech industry and foreign officials to revise the Biden Administration’s AI diffusion rule before some of its restrictions go into effect on May 15, 2025. In Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed an AI bias bill that industry groups argued would harm AI innovation in the state. Meanwhile, Canada’s intelligence agency warned China and other foreign states may use AI to meddle in the country’s upcoming election. Across the pond, European members of parliament urged the European Commission to resist the tech industry’s lobbying for looser AI Act rules.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Advocacy organizations urged lawmakers to pass a bill that would criminalize the publication of nonconsensual intimate deepfakes.

• Around the Nation: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey released the final report from her generative AI task force.

• Across the Pond: The EU plans to launch an AI action plan on April 9 to boost the use of AI tools by European businesses. 

• Global Highlights: Australian authors expressed disapproval that Meta may have used their books to train AI.

• Outside Views: Character AI is adding parental supervision tools to improve teen safety.

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