Tech safety groups slam House GOP proposal for 10-year ban on state AI regulation

“A host of tech safety groups and at least one Democrat are blasting [House Republicans’ proposal](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5295706-republican-bill-blocks-states-ai-regulations/) to block states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) models for the next 10 years, arguing consumers will be less protected.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said on Monday the proposal is a “giant gift to Big Tech.”

“The so-called ‘state’s rights’ party is trying to slip a provision into the reconciliation package that will kneecap states’ ability to protect people and children from proven AI harms and scams,” Tech Oversight Project Executive Director Sacha Haworth said.

“This is the broligarchy in action: billionaires and lobbyists writing the laws to lock in their dominance, at the direct expense of democratic oversight, with no new rules, no obligations, and no accountability allowed. This is not innovation protection—it’s a corporate coup,” wrote Courtney C. Radsch, director of the Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets Institute.” 

So how long until this causes irreparable harm and we’re forced to create the blackwall?