In previous posts, I explored Ohio’s HB 469, which would declare AI systems as non-sentient entities and prevent them from being considered conscious under state law. This would include banning AI from legal personhood.
The White House is currently preparing an executive order to prevent AI safety laws, claiming that it would be difficult for companies to follow patchwork regulation that varies from state to state.
This likely wouldn’t stop Ohio HB 469. It’s directed more at Colorado’s Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 24-205) and California’s Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 53).
Other California laws may also be impacted, such as SB 926, which criminalizes the distribution of deepfake porn, and SB 942, which requires watermarking on generative AI.
If signed, the executive order would not immediately walk back state laws. Rather, it tells federal agencies how to behave and prepares the Department of Justice for countermeasures through an AI Litigation Task Force. It also would recommend withholding funds from noncompliant states.
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