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30 conservative State Attorneys General, including Texas, signed a letter to the Secretary of Commerce arguing against “centralize governmental control over an emerging technology being developed by the private sector.”
Route Fifty | States clash over what responsible AI looks like
Virginia Legislature is considering SB439 (VA | 2024) to create the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Commission. The Commission will make recommendations to the Legislature about how the state should regulate cryptocurrency and blockchain use.
States and local governmental entities are turning to white hat hackers to keep their cybersecurity game on point. NYC Cyber Command established a system where white hat hackers report the bugs and vulnerabilities that they find via vulnerability disclosure website.
Route Fifty | See something, say something: Ethical hackers strengthen cyber resilience
41% of employees have modified or added technology without IT department input according to a Gartner report. Overworked government employees are turning to AI to be more efficient with little oversight. Some say this is the use of Shadow AI. Sounds like a horror film. In 2023, 18 states adopted resolutions or legislation regulating AI use in state government.
This week the FCC made AI generated robocalls illegal. Enforcement authority is also granted to state attorneys general.
Route Fifty | FCC makes AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal
A winning opposition argument for a fossil fuel company disclosure bill in the Washington State Legislature: There are hackers. The state computers could be hacked. The state cannot ensure that the information would be confidential because of cybersecurity threats.
Missoula Current | INSLEE’S OIL TRANSPARENCY BILL STALLS IN LEGISLATURE
Since California passed its comprehensive data protection legislation, 12 other states have followed suite. New Jersey passed its version last month with S332 (2024 | NJ) New Jersey joins states like Montana, Oregon and Texas. ” Cisco’s 2024 consumer privacy survey found that 86% of organizations surveyed in the U.S. said such laws have a positive impact.”
Route Fifty | As privacy conversations become mainstream, data protection laws gain traction
How to review a bazillion hours of police body cam footage? A.I. Today there is 100 petabytes of police body cam footage. (note to self: what is a petabyte?!)
Negotiations are occurring this week at the UN on this draft of a global cybercrime treaty. World leaders agreed to work on the international treaty in 2019— yes, you are very good at math, indeed that is the Trump era. Politico
78 countries cooperated to set up traffic light safety parameters. What A.I. is green, good to go? chatbots, video games, and product recommendations. What A.I. is let’s slow our roll, yellow? A.I. managing investment portfolios. What’s do not pass go, red? surveillance, social scoring, and discrimination. @ mitsloan