Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

 Illinois Governor signed SB 1782 (2023 | IL) that requires parents of kid social media influencers to set aside their kids’ gross earnings in a trust that the child can access when they turn 18. It’s kinda like Coogan’s law in California that sought to prevent parents from profiting from their kids’ work in Hollywood. Washington State is […]

 A report from the ACLU suggests that constitutional protections need to be reflected  in drone regulations. This incudes imitations on the type of and amount of data collected from the devices, standards for program performance audits and transparency requirements such as the publication of drones’ tech capabilities.  Route Fifty | Policing police drones: How regulations can protect […]

NCSL has released a policy report on artificial intelligence. At least 16 states have passed legislation or resolutions concerning artificial intelligence since 2020. This includes Colorado that enacted legislation in 2021 that prohibited insurers from using algorithms or predictive modeling in a way that unfairly discriminates based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, […]

California’s SCR 17 (2023 | CA) is the nation’s first artificial intelligence resolution. SCR 17 is California’s “commitment to examining and implementing specified principles related to the use of AI,” It creates an A.I. bill of rights to protect the “rights of the public while leveraging the benefits of AI.” The Reporter | Legislature adopts Dodd’s […]

New York Times Dealbook tells us that the SEC Chief thinks artificial intelligence could bring financial crisis. The reason why:  “It has to do with this powerful set of economics around scale and networks.” Last month the SEC  proposed a rule requiring platforms to eliminate conflicts of interest in their technology. 

This week the Pope said artificial intelligence has “disruptive possibilities and ambivalent effects.” Rewind 3 years ago and the Vatican collaborated with Microsoft on ethical standards for artificial intelligence. Reuters | Pope warns against potential dangers of artificial intelligence

New York Times introduces us to Worldcoin, a crypto project seeking to scan billions of human irises. How do your state laws keep up with this type of biometric information gathering.

The City of San Jose has warned its employees that the use of ChatGPT is subject to public disclosure. City of San Jose |Generative AI Guidelines

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey issued Executive Order 614 created a Chief Information Technology Accessibility Officer with the policy goals to establish, adopt, and maintain digital accessibility and equity standards, guidelines, and policies; the development of strategies and platforms to promote best practices for digital accessibility and equity; the development, in consultation with other executive branch […]

Access to power and environmental concerns are coming for Northern Virginia’s Data Center Capital title. Data centers have such an impact in Northern Virginia that Loudoun County data center tax revenue is near $600 million a year. That’s ample revenue to cover all the county’s operating expenditures. Governing | The Data Center Capital of the […]