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White House offers to trade state AI preemption for federal online safety laws in new deal with Congress
The White House wants to preempt state AI laws for three years in exchange for passing KOSA, the NO FAKES Act, and age verification. Free speech groups object.
TL;DR
- The White House is negotiating a deal to bundle federal preemption of state AI laws with three online safety bills.
- The proposed deal would block state AI regulation for three years in exchange for passing KOSA, the NO FAKES Act, and a federal age verification mandate.
- Critics, including free speech groups like FIRE, warn that the package could grant broad powers to the FTC and end anonymous internet use.
- The administration argues preemption is necessary for national competitiveness, while critics believe it removes essential state-level oversight.
- The outcome of the deal is uncertain, as it represents a strategic attempt to pass both initiatives through Congress in a single vote.