Bipartisan House Draft Bill Would Bar States From Regulating AI Model Development

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Reps. Lori Trahan (D) and Jay Obernolte (R) released draft legislation that would preempt state laws 'targeting artificial intelligence model development' — including pre-release testing mandates — while still letting states regulate how AI is used. The bill drew 123 points and 82 comments on Hacker News, with praise from tech firms and criticism from consumer-rights groups. It revives the state-AI-moratorium fight that was dropped from earlier legislation.