Expect Texas AG to Lead on AI Enforcement in US, Says Lawyer
The Texas attorney general is set to become one of the top AI enforcers in the U.S. after this year’s passage of the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA), said Goodwin attorney Omer Tene in a blog post earlier this week.
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Signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) last month, TRAIGA goes into effect in January. After a proposed federal moratorium on state AI regulation enforcement died in a 99-1 Senate vote, TRAIGA author Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R) told us that he expects Ken Paxton (R), the state AG, to be as active on the AI enforcement front as he has been on privacy (see 2507010071).
Tene agreed. “With the demise of the proposed federal moratorium on state-level AI regulations … state AI legislation takes center stage,” including in red states, wrote Tene. “No red state has more oomph than Texas.”
“With its effective date looming, TRAIGA … will occupy the minds of AI businesses across the country,” the Goodwin lawyer added. “In addition to strong civil rights protections and transparency obligations, TRAIGA embodies AI governance requirements that are likely to contribute to the development of a de facto national standard.”