States And Localities Begin To Focus On Use Of Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded into products, services, and business decisions, state and local lawmakers have been considering and passing a range of laws addressing AI. These vary from laws that promote AI to more regulatory approaches that impose obligations on AI in specific areas. In a development that parallels the evolution of privacy laws, states and localities have moved ahead with initiatives on their own. However, unlike in privacy, where a set of legislative approaches has been debated for years, approaches to dealing with AI have been far more varied and scattershot. This kind of a patchwork approach, if it continues, may create issues with managing regulatory compliance for many uses of AI across jurisdictions.