The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Arkansas Senate Committee on Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs not to pass a bill on digital responsibility as it currently stands. In a letter to Committee Chair Ricky Hill (R) published Wednesday, the Chamber argued the legislation is unfair to small businesses and the language around AI may hinder innovation, among other things.
The General Data Protection Regulation shouldn't become a tiered, risk-based entity, though the European Commission should have more centralized power to enforce it, Charly Helleputte, Squire Patton Boggs EU data privacy attorney, emailed. His comments responded to Axel Voss' recent tiered GDPR proposal. Voss is a German Member of the European Parliament from the European People's Party Group. He discussed his proposal during a March 3-4 Centre for European Policy Studies Ideas Lab panel.
The Dutch data protection authority (DPA) Thursday launched a public consultation on ensuring meaningful human intervention in algorithmic decision-making. If organizations use only algorithms and AI for decision-making, it said, that could result in groups being excluded or discriminated against. If they want to use algorithms and AI, it said, they must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation.
A coalition of 21 Republican attorneys general in a letter Thursday called on Congress to ban Chinese-based AI platform DeepSeek by passing the No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act (HR-1121), citing national security risks.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) on Tuesday banned the use of China-based DeepSeek on Montana Department of Justice (MTDOJ) devices for alleged security risks.
South Dakota banned China-based AI application DeepSeek, following Texas and New York state (see 2502100024), Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) said Tuesday. In addition, it banned TikTok alternative RedNote pursuant to a 2023 executive order by former Gov. Kristi Noem (R).
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The Danish Data Protection Agency and the Danish Agency for Digitalization announced the opening of a second round of applications to their AI regulatory sandbox. The sandbox provides companies with access to free guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation and risk classification under the EU AI Act.
Kentucky’s technology office “shall prioritize personal privacy and the protection of the data of individuals and businesses as the state develops, implements, employs, and procures” generative, high-risk and other AI systems, said a bill passed Friday by the state Senate. Kentucky senators voted 30-3 to approve SB-4 by Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R).
After a contentious hearing last week on a New Mexico comprehensive privacy bill, the sponsor presented an amended version of the legislation to the House Commerce Committee at a Monday meeting. The panel cleared the bill 9-0.