America's AI Regulation Ban Is Back

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Thanks to lobbying from tech companies, the White House is considering a ban on State-level AI regulation. Again. Go to https://campaign.controlai.com/take-action to do something about it (that something is calling your Senator). You can support me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Siliconversations Special thanks to my Patreon supporters: Sentient Hat Tier: Maple the Finn Nathanaël Havez DasMonitor MyDailyPintOfGremlinMilk Matias Badino Tom your personal annoying Bug Kelly P Big Sentient Hat Tier: darkprincedarkstar Emmanuel Goldstein that one guy Red Ransil Aaron Smith Sirhaian Pepsiman Julian Schulz Marco Morocho Lozano Dawid Kubicki Harrier 🦊 Snababo Jacob Mejer botfly Borderlands2 screaming gun Call Your Reps About AI Safety Sinmis077 Patrick Kennedy Drew Spartz Sarunas Budreckis Linkie Pup raided Siliconversations is financially supported by the Future of Life Institute. Go to https://futureoflife.org/ to learn more. All opinions shared in this video are my own. Sources: CNN: Trump renews effort to block states from regulating AI, raising alarms about safety - https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/tech/trump-eo-block-state-ai-regulations-safety-concerns Reuters: Trump considering executive order to preempt state AI laws - https://www.reuters.com/business/urgent-trump-considering-executive-order-preempt-state-ai-laws-2025-11-19/ Donald Trump’s Truth Social Post: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115573090200730933 OpenAI: OpenAI’s letter to Governor Newsom on harmonized regulation - https://openai.com/global-affairs/letter-to-governor-newsom-on-harmonized-regulation/ OpenAI: OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint - https://openai.com/global-affairs/openais-economic-blueprint/ OpenAI: AI progress and recommendations - https://openai.com/index/ai-progress-and-recommendations/ Reuters: US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill - https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-strikes-ai-regulation-ban-trump-megabill-2025-07-01/ The Washington Post: In dramatic reversal, Senate kills AI-law moratorium - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/01/ai-moratorium-defeat-senate-silicon-valley/ Time: Senators Reject 10-Year Ban on State-Level AI Regulation, In Blow to Big Tech - https://time.com/7299044/senators-reject-10-year-ban-on-state-level-ai-regulation-in-blow-to-big-tech/ Euronews: US Senate votes to stop proposal on statewide AI regulation in 99-1 vote - https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/07/01/us-senate-votes-to-stop-proposal-on-statewide-ai-regulation-in-99-1-vote Financial Times: Donald Trump’s support for pro-AI proposal fuels Maga backlash - https://www.ft.com/content/e087e732-5f71-4db3-b613-830f3cee313d Marjorie Taylor Greene X Post: https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1929946902566494653 Wikipedia: Texas Senate Bill 20 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Senate_Bill_20 NBC News: 'Slap in the face': White House irked by a new $100M pro-AI super PAC - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/white-house-irked-leading-future-new-100m-ai-super-pac-rcna239392