Maria Curi

Washington, D.C., United States

Tech Policy Reporter at Axios

@axios tech policy reporter, Colombiana 🇨🇴 Signal: mariacuri.01

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California AI bills advance as Congress considers state-level regulation ban

3 days ago | axios.com | Nadia Lopez |Andrew Keatts |Maria Curi

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosTwo California bills aimingto regulate artificial intelligence passed the state Senate this week. Why it matters: Those bills — both authored by Sen. Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) are clashing with efforts in D.C. to stop state-level AI legislation. House Republicans' reconciliation bill would prohibit states or localities from regulating AI for a decade.
Scoop: AI Safety Institute to be renamed Center for AI Safety and Leadership

1 week ago | axios.com | Ashley Gold |Maria Curi

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosThe Trump administration is looking to change the AI Safety Institute's name to the Center for AI Safety and Leadership in the coming days, per two sources familiar with the matter. Why it matters: The U.S. standards-setting and AI testbed, housed inside the Commerce Department's National Institute for Standards and Technology, has been bracing for changes since President Trump took office.
What's next for the FTC as Meta trial wraps

1 week ago | axios.com | Maria Curi |Ashley Gold

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Eniola Odetunde/AxiosAll eyes are on a blockbuster FTC case against Meta that wrapped up this week and could be a bellwether for how the agency keeps tackling Big Tech under President Trump. Why it matters: Tech CEOs are catering to Trump, and it remains to be seen whether their overtures will get them any policy wins. Mark Zuckerberg's efforts in White House meetings to have the antitrust case settled before having to go to trial did not bear fruit.
State AI bills caught in reconciliation drama

1 week ago | axios.com | Ashley Gold |Maria Curi

Congress is notoriously slow at passing technology legislation, and state action may be hampered now too. Why it matters: While Congress has hesitated, states have picked up the slack. Now that states are actively regulating on what both parties are viewing as the most important emerging technology, Congress wants to stop them in their tracks.
Age verification bills heat up in states

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Maria Curi

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosTexas is on the verge of enacting an age verification law as online protections for kids face an uphill climb in Congress. Why it matters: States aren't waiting around for a federal standard to protect kids online, and age verification bills are advancing all over the country.
Exclusive: Bipartisan duo revives bill to fight online child pornography

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Maria Curi

Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. and Dick Durbin D-Ill.)attend ax Judiciary Committee markup on May 11, 2023. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesSens. Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin will re-introduce legislation Wednesday that would hold tech companies accountable for hosting child sex abuse material. Why it matters: The STOP CSAM Act would go after the statute that shields tech companies from being liable for what is posted on their platforms.
Scoop: Momentum builds for AI deepfake bills

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Maria Curi

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentOcasio-Cortez at an Energy and Commerce Committee markup May 13. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesA bill to give legal recourse to victims of intimate digital forgeries will be reintroduced in the coming days, following the signing of another bill to crack down on those forgeries,a source familiar told Axios. Why it matters: The DEFIANCE Act, led by Reps.
Catch me up: AI whistleblowers, Google's patents

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Ashley Gold |Maria Curi

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Tiffany Herring/Axiosğ¤ Sen. Chuck Grassley has introduced a bill to provide whistleblower protections to people developing and deploying AI. ğ Google has become the leader in generative AI-related patents, Axios' Ina Fried reports from exclusive data. ğ¨ EU officials say TikTok might be violating the EU's Digital Services Act rules on advertising, per the WSJ.
Q&A with whistleblower and open source champion Brittany Kaiser

1 month ago | axios.com | Maria Curi
Moolenaar talks TikTok, DeepSeek and export controls

1 month ago | axios.com | Maria Curi