Connecticut Governor Lamont: AI regulation should have been led by Federal Government, not states
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has stated that regulating artificial intelligence should have been a federal responsibility rather than left to individual states to handle on their own.
Why this matters: When the federal government sits out, states fill the vacuum. That sounds democratic until you realize it means 50 different rules, 50 different standards, and companies deciding which version of 'compliant' is cheapest. Lamont is not wrong that patchwork regulation creates confusion. But the federal government has not moved, so states are the only people trying. Agreeing that Washington should lead is easy. Getting Washington to actually do it is a different problem entirely.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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