Ted Cruz bill: States that regulate AI will be cut out of $42B broadband fund

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Headline: Cruz attempt to tie broadband funding to AI laws called “undemocratic and cruel.”
Article: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wants to enforce a 10-year moratorium on AI regulation by making states ineligible for broadband funding if they try to impose any limits on development of artificial intelligence.
The House previously approved a budget bill that contained a fairly straightforward provision to ban state AI regulation for a period of 10 years. Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, yesterday released budget reconciliation text that takes a different approach to preventing states from regulating AI.
Date: June 6, 2025
Read Full Article: Arstechnica.com

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