Amy Miller

San Francisco

Senior Privacy and Data Security Reporter at MLex Market Insight

Legal reporter covering the intersection of AI and regulation for @mlexclusive, and an occasional banjo picker. @columbiajourn alum

Articles

RealPage fails to convince US judge to halt Berkeley’s AI rent pricing ban

1 week ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( April 16, 2025, 23:33 GMT | Insight) -- Real estate software company RealPage failed to convince a federal judge today to temporarily block a ban in Berkeley, California, on algorithms used to determine apartment rental prices because it violates the company’s right to free speech.
Montana sends 'Right to Compute' bill to governor for approval

1 week ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( April 15, 2025, 01:12 GMT | Insight) -- Montana legislation aimed at protecting the right to acquire and use artificial intelligence technologies has been sent to the governor for approval.
Fired US CFPB director continues to push for privacy regulation, AI standards

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( April 8, 2025, 01:20 GMT | Insight) -- Rohit Chopra, the recently fired director of the US Consumer Financial Protector Bureau, continued to push for strong privacy laws and ethical standards for artificial intelligence during a discussion at the University of Berkeley. Chopra is urging lawmakers in California and other states to step in and fill the regulatory vacuum left by the Trump administration and to help create a fairer online ecosystem.
US states aim to limit use of AI in workplace

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( April 1, 2025, 01:10 GMT | Comment) -- Companies using artificial intelligence tools to hire, manage or monitor their employees could face new regulations in several US states led by Democrats if proposed legislation is enacted.
Anthropic tells US judge evidence shows copying books to train AI is fair use

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( March 28, 2025, 23:28 GMT | Insight) -- Anthropic’s copying of authors’ books to train its large language model, Claude, is “transformative in the extreme,” and a US judge should find the practice is fair without going to trial, the artificial intelligence company argued in a motion for summary judgment.
Virginia high-risk AI bill vetoed by governor

1 month ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( March 25, 2025, 18:21 GMT | Insight) -- A closely watched Virginia bill aimed at regulating high-risk artificial intelligence systems, and imposing civil penalties for noncompliance, has been vetoed by Republican Governor Glen Youngkin, who said it would hurt small businesses. Business groups are now arguing that Youngkin’s veto shows there’s growing resistance to state AI legislation, while consumer advocates say the bill didn't go far enough to protect residents.
AI safety bill advances to Illinois House floor

1 month ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( March 21, 2025, 00:00 GMT | Insight) -- Illinois state lawmakers today advanced a safety bill aimed at putting guardrails around large artificial intelligence models, despite opposition from the tech industry and other business groups.
US AI companies pitch roadmap for Trump to beat China

1 month ago | mlex.com | Emma Whitford |Amy Miller

By Emma Whitford and Amy Miller ( March 18, 2025, 22:18 GMT | Comment) -- Tech giants including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI are urging US President Donald Trump to crank open the spigot on artificial intelligence training data, override state regulation and speed up AI adoption at home and abroad — all to the end of beating China.
US states propose AI safety legislation despite failed attempt in California

1 month ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( March 12, 2025, 19:37 GMT | Comment) -- Lawmakers across the country are picking up where California left off and proposing legislation this year aimed at regulating the most advanced and riskiest artificial intelligence models.
California deepfake election laws facing scrutiny from US judge

1 month ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( March 11, 2025, 00:45 GMT | Insight) -- Whether California laws restricting “deepfakes” during elections violate free speech or instead thwart potential threats to democracy is a question squarely before a US judge. Right-wing satirists and online platforms are urging US District Judge John A. Mendez to block the laws permanently because they violate the First Amendment.