Tech Roundup Episode 27 – AI on the Senate Floor: Is it Time for a Moratorium?

President Trump’s budget bill, having recently passed the House of Representatives, is headed for the Senate with a proposed 10-year moratorium on AI regulations at the state level. How should lawmakers approach this rapidly-developing technology without stalling US progress in the AI “arms race,” while still prioritizing consumers’ data privacy and online safety?

Dr. Scott Babwah Brennen, Kevin Frazier, and Adam Thierer join the RTP Fourth Branch Podcast to discuss and debate the arguments of AI regulation, innovation, and preemption.

Dr. Scott Babwah Brennen

Director, Center on Technology Policy

New York University


Adam Thierer

Senior Fellow, Technology & Innovation

R Street Institute


Kevin Frazier

AI Innovation and Law Fellow

University of Texas School of Law.


Emerging Technology

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