AISN #58: Senate Removes State AI Regulation Moratorium

Plus: Judges Split on Whether Training AI on Copyrighted Material is Fair Use.

In this edition: The Senate removes a provision from Republican's “Big Beautiful Bill” aimed at restricting states from regulating AI; two federal judges split on whether training AI on copyrighted books in fair use.

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Senate Removes State AI Regulation Moratorium

The Senate removed a provision from Republican's “Big Beautiful Bill” aimed at restricting states from regulating AI. The moratorium would have prohibited states from receiving federal broadband expansion funds if they regulated AI—however, it faced procedural and political challenges in the Senate, and was ultimately removed in a vote of 99-1. Here's what happened.

A watered-down moratorium cleared the Byrd Rule. In an attempt to bypass the Byrd Rule, which prohibits policy provisions in budget bills, the Senate Commerce Committee revised the [...]

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Outline:

(00:35) Senate Removes State AI Regulation Moratorium

(03:04) Judges Split on Whether Training AI on Copyrighted Material is Fair Use

(07:19) In Other News

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First published:
July 3rd, 2025

Source:
https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-58-senate-removes

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