AI regulation ban meets opposition from state attorneys general over risks to US consumers

By Jody Godoy

(Reuters) -A Republican proposal to block states from regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years drew opposition on Friday from a bipartisan group of attorneys general in California, New York, Ohio and other states that have regulated high-risk uses of the technology.

The measure included in President Donald Trump’s tax cut bill would preempt AI laws and regulations passed recently in dozens of states.

A group of 40 state attorneys general, including Republicans from Ohio,…