Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has yanked a controversial component of President Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ that would ban all states from enforcing laws or regulations related to AI for a total of 10 years.
Uporar ensued, leading Blackburn and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to accept a modified version that hopes to safeguard children and artists by shortening the ban from 10 years to 5, The Tennessean reports.
“For as long as I’ve been in Congress, I’ve worked alongside federal and state legislators, parents seeking to protect their kids online, and the creative community in Tennessee to fight back against Big Tech’s exploitation by passing legislation to govern the virtual space,” Blackburn said in a statement.
“While I appreciate Chairman Cruz’s efforts to find acceptable language that allows states to protect their citizens from the abuses of AI, the current language is not acceptable to those who need these protections the most.
“This provision could allow Big Tech to continue to exploit kids, creators, and conservatives. Until Congress passes federally preemptive legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act and an online privacy framework, we can’t block states from making laws that protect their citizens.”
Blackburn’s proposal to erase the ban passed with flying colors in a 99-1 vote.
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