AI Safety Newsletter #58: Senate Removes State AI Regulation Moratorium

The U.S. Senate voted 99-1 to remove a provision from a Republican bill that would have prevented states from regulating AI if they wanted to receive federal broadband expansion funds. The provision was weakened by Senate rules that limited it to only $500 million in new funding rather than $42.45 billion in total broadband funds, making it less likely states would comply even if it had passed.