Senators on both sides of the aisle are racing to put forward proposals for federal regulation of artificial intelligence, but most of the attention is on Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz, whose broad plan is popular with Big Tech but has yet to win over privacy and consumer advocates.
The Texas Republican put forward a legislative framework last month, calling for a “light-touch” approach, though he unveiled only one bill, which would let AI deployers and developers request long-term waivers of federal regulations.
It’s not the only way he hopes to advance AI development. Cruz fell short on getting a moratorium on state AI regulations included in the recent Republican budget reconciliation law, but said recently he is not giving up.
