Alvaro Marañon

Join us next Wed (7/9) 2:30-3:30pm ET for a great conversation with @Sen_Gounardes @AlexBores, @Alvaro_In_Tech , @SerenaOduro, and @AustinJ_Reports about the NY RAISE Act. bit.ly/3I5IgSE

Tonight, we passed my RAISE Act — for the first time requiring basic guardrails for frontier AI. Developers promised to keep us safe; this bipartisan bill ensures they keep that promise.

A new bill introduced in the New York state legislature would impose a tort-based liability scheme to address harms from AI. @kevintfrazier evaluates whether this act fulfills the ideal aims of AI regulation and returns a clear answer: no.

Apple has been secretly ordered to create an encryption back door for UK spying. If implemented, the secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits 😲 theverge.com/news/608145/ap…

In the last year, we've tracked a 590% increase in AI bills across the country. Our #TechNetSPC24 panel, Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: The State of State AI Legislation, explored the evolving landscape of state-level AI policies.

Led by @TechNetCentral, we heard from @SenatorMaroney, @SenRobRodriguez, and representatives from @Cohere, @amazon_policy, and @Meta on the importance of responsible AI policymaking and how states can approach these advancements without risking local tech economies.

Friends, I’m sorry if I haven’t been the quickest to email you back these past couple months, I spent most of it helping my mother who sadly passed away about a week ago. My latest at @thedispatch helps to explain why I care so much about innovation. It gave me time with my parents.

We're pleased that @GavinNewsom vetoed SB 1047. This bill would have stifled AI innovation, hurt business growth and job creation, and broken the state's long tradition of fostering open-source development. We support responsible AI regulations and remain committed to partnering with lawmakers to promote better approaches.

SB 1047 is over thread! @GavinNewsom is getting so much support today for his wise decision that it's hard to keep up with it all. Here's a thread of the biggest names 🧵

MIT has released a robust new AI governance tool to help define, audit, and manage AI risks. And it’s completely free to copy and use.

We (a group of University of California students and faculty from 7 campuses, along with researchers from over 20 other institutions) are releasing an open letter in opposition to California SB-1047. Read the letter here: drive.google.com/file/d/1E2yDGX… In particular, our concerns are:

Today we filed a lawsuit and motion for a preliminary injunction, with NetChoice, against Texas HB 18. It violates the Constitution by infringing websites’ ability to display protected speech and prevents minors from accessing valuable speech online. buff.ly/3SvS6iT

I am the father of two daughters, age 2 & 5. KOSA will make the internet worse for them (COPPA already has). I am the former acting @FTC chief technologist. KOSA will politicize that agency by making it the authority on what harms kids. I am a U.S. citizen and KOSA is a threat to my First Amendment rights. #stopkosa

Today the Senate will act on the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a misguided and unconstitutional bill. Its authors have stubbornly refused to engage in good faith to fix glaring threats to free speech and the well-being of the kids they claim to be protecting. My statement:

When the Senate votes on final passage next week, I will vote no on KOSA. Here's why:

The Kids Online Health and Safety task force released its report today. Here are the *default* settings that we think social media companies should adopt to protect teen mental health online.

US Supreme Court throws out rulings on state laws regulating #socialmedia reuters.com/legal/us-supre… See CCIA's response: ccianet.org/news/2024/07/s…

BREAKING from @maxpcohen: ENERGY AND COMMERCE abruptly cancels privacy markup.