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US Federal AI regulation likely won’t be comprehensive anytime soon (NIST is still early at even framing up standards) - and states will try to step into the gap with, in some cases, some pretty crazy legislation.

585(!) state AI bills are pending … over 50 in California alone:

A VERY important open letter on a critical issue. Congress should remember the mantra of the Clinton-Gore White House when it came to #TechPolicy : 'First Do No Harm'. #ArtificialIntelligence rstreet.org/outreach/a-pro…

Strong piece from two FTC heavyweights – former Chairman Tim Muris and former Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Howard Beale – on how Lina Khan's mismanagement of the agency and contempt for career staff has thwarted her antitrust agenda. wsj.com/articles/lina-…

Before Senate Ag, Nutrition, & Forestry Committee Dems fought lab grown meat.
The 'Natural Ice Association' fought lab grown ice. twitter.com/SenFettermanPA…

State lawmakers are on their way to creating the equivalent of 50 different computational control commissions across the nation—a move that could severely undermine artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, investment, & competition in the US bit.ly/44qQvQp Adam Thierer

My colleague Kay Jebelli 🇺🇦 on the state of European tech policy ⤵️

'Historically, there are few surer signs of cracks in the authoritarian edifice than humor. A rising taste for satirizing the regulatory state shows not only declining public faith in the justice and correctness of government authority, but also declining fear of speaking out…

Never listen to the degrowthers.

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If you've never read Benjamin M. Friedman's 'Moral Consequences of Economic Growth,' I recommend it. Draws the connection between technological progress, economic development, human well-being, democratic values, and moral progress.