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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) heads to the House chambers ahead of a vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government in Washington, D.C. on November 12, 2025. (Nathan Posner / Anadolu via Getty Images)

GOP lawmakers try again to preempt state enforcement of AI laws

Republican lawmakers are again shopping language that would preempt enforcement of states' artificial intelligence laws.
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Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to reporters in the spin room following the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 27, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Newsom vetoes AI safety bill aimed at companion chatbots

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tightly restricted minors’ access to companion chatbots.
police in Provo
Police officers block off the street where a shooting took place Monday evening as a Black Lives Matter protest makes its way down Center Street on July 1, 2020 in Provo, Utah. (George Frey / Getty Images)

Utah to deploy AI to handle non-emergency calls, speed up 911 response

Utah is turning to artificial intelligence to help statewide public safety answering points handle the overwhelming volume of non-emergency calls and speed up emergency response times.
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