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Congress' AI power grab

2025/5/14
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On today’s show, Kimberly continues to make us smart about the GOP’s massive tax bill. This time, we’re digging into a small (but important) detail buried in the bill that could have enormous consequences for the regulation of artificial intelligence: a clause that would block states from enforcing AI laws for ten years. We’ll break down what’s at stake. And, the U.S. dollar is getting weaker. We’ll explain what it could mean for the economy.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

"Republicans push for a decadelong ban on states regulating AI") from The Verge 

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