Discussion

• @shakeelhashim Shakeel on x

  “a lot of safety advocacy trades on the premise that safety concerns are of urgent and singular importance, and that time is of the essence.  it seems difficult to justify that the default safetyist reaction to a draft that makes as much real progress is to plainly reject it out …

• @adamthierer Adam Thierer on x

  draft of the new Obernolte-Trahan AI bill is circulating. A very large bill with lots to digest. But I see the usual cast of characters are peddling misinformation about this bill preempting all state laws. Nothing could be further from the truth. These preemption provisions seen…

• @andrewfathom Andrew Freedman on x

  A quick note up top: releasing as a discussion draft was a smart way to invite others into the conversation. It is a strong foundation built to be pressure-tested and improved in the open — in their words, “the start of a serious national conversation.” On an issue this

• @andrewfathom Andrew Freedman on x

  A lot here is genuinely very good. First: the draft establishes ongoing independent verification for catastrophic risks. If you know Fathom, you know IVOs. We continue to strongly believe that catalyzing a robust marketplace of third-party verification for AI products is the

• @reploritrahan Lori Trahan on x

  The threats AI poses to our national security, safety and workforce are here and growing by the day. @JayObernolte and I released draft legislation to protect workers, establish real accountability for the most powerful AI systems, and position the U.S. to lead on AI.

• @anton_d_leicht Anton Leicht on x

  the Obernolte-Trahan draft invites two discussions: ‘would this be good for frontier safety’ and ‘is that worth preemption and political tradeoffs’. the latter is important and perhaps decisive, but I think it's worth stating plainly: if passed, this would be good for AI safety. …

• @jayobernolte Rep. Jay Obernolte on x

  Artificial intelligence is changing the way Americans live, work, learn, and compete.  Congress needs to do its job in regulating this new technology with a clear national framework that protects Americans while ensuring the United States remains the global leader in AI.  Read my…

• @andrewfathom Andrew Freedman on x

  This draft sets up mandatory independent verification - only for catastrophic risk — by expert organizations licensed by CAISI to provide ongoing oversight of frontier models. If a system is out of compliance or poses an imminent risk, the IVO notifies the US Attorney General and

• @andrewfathom Andrew Freedman on x

  Reps @JayObernolte and @RepLoriTrahan have released a discussion draft of a federal framework for AI. This is a serious, substantive effort to govern how the most powerful AI systems in the world are built, tested, and deployed - and putting it out takes real political courage.

• @charliebull0ck Charlie Bullock on x

  The Trahan-Obernolte discussion draft text has dropped.  I'm going to publish a longer and more carefully considered piece on this in the near future, but quick takes for twitter: I think the substance of the catastrophic risk provisions (IVO-style auditing and SB 53-style transp…

• @americans4ri @americans4ri on x

  State AI laws protect kids from harmful chatbots, safeguard artists and creators, and hold Big Tech accountable. The Trahan-Obernolte preemption bill would freeze all of it for three years. Read ARI's full statement: https://ari.us/... [image]

• @druce.ai @druce.ai on bluesky

  Bipartisan House bill would preempt California, New York, and Illinois AI laws and require frontier developers to file risk plans and face audits

• @aclu.org @aclu.org on bluesky

  Last year, the Senate voted 99-1 against banning states from meaningfully regulating AI.  A new proposal is again trying to preempt state laws that regulate this technology.  —  States must be able to protect their residents, hold tech companies accountable, and ensure AI is safe…