Mariam Baksh

3 days ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, legislation that once again seeks to curb the Transportation Security Administration’s growing use of facial recognition technology. “Folks don’t want a national surveillance state, but that’s exactly what the TSA’s unchecked expansion of facial recognition technology is leading us to,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said in a May 8 press release.

6 days ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-TX) is planning to introduce legislation to speed the development and uptake of artificial intelligence technology, contrasting his approach with an industry-endorsed effort to maintain an evaluation program for frontier models at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s AI Safety Institute. “We need to advance legislation that promotes long-term AI growth and innovation,” he said.

1 week ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

A key witness at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing pointed to whistleblower protections for employees of AI developers as an important way lawmakers might seek to reconcile a need for visibility into AI systems with concerns over intellectual property protection stoked by competitive pressures from China.

1 week ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

Tech industry associations and public interest groups are both thanking the sponsor of Colorado’s controversial artificial intelligence law for his efforts, even though neither camp succeeded in amending the legislation -- and despite appeals for changes from the governor and members of Congress -- as the state’s lawmaking session wraps for the year. The legislation -- SB24-205 -- became law in May 2024 and takes effect Feb.1, 2026.

1 week ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

Legislation set to take effect in Utah this week has been touted by industry-aligned groups as a model for Congress to govern artificial intelligence, but consumer advocates say the coming updated policy is even more permissive than its original and that adoption of its provisions would likely lead to more harm than good. “[SB 226] should not in any way be a model for federal or other state AI legislation,” Ben Winters, director of AI and data privacy for the...