June 19, 2011 - The Financial Times reported on June 18th thatUSAA number of major tech companies are pushing for a 10-year federal ban on U.S. states that have sinceexecuteAIRegulatory legislation.The move has sparked controversy, not only in AI It has caused divisions within the industry and has also led to dissenting voices within the political arena.
According to an insider,Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta 's lobbying representatives are urging the Senate to pass the ban to prevent states from going their own way and legislating AI models individually.
The proposal has been incorporated into the House version of the "Bigger, Better" budget bill. The Senate, for its part, plans to introduce its own version as soon as this week and hopes to complete the legislation by July 4th.
Former U.S. Representative and current INCOMPAS CEO Chip Pickering is an active promoter of the proposal. He represents trade association members including Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google, and also covers some data, energy, and infrastructure companies and law firms. "This is the appropriate policy to ensure that the U.S. maintains its technological leadership, which is just as critical in competing with China."
According to 1AI, INCOMPAS established the Artificial Intelligence Competition Center (AICC) in 2024 to lobby Congress and regulators. Earlier this year, Amazon's cloud services division and Meta joined the organization as discussions around AI regulation heated up and the European Union introduced a series of new regulations.
Opponents argue that large tech companies are pushing for the ban for the fundamental purpose of consolidating their monopoly in the AGI race.
Asad Ramzanali, director of AI and tech policy at Vanderbilt University's Center for Policy Acceleration, said, "Responsible innovation should not be afraid of laws that prohibit irresponsible behavior."
Max Tegmark, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and chairman of the Future of Life Institute, criticized this as a "bad idea.Expansion of power by "technological oligarchs", with the aim of further centralizing wealth and control.
Supporters of the ban argue that uniform regulation at the federal levelHelps prevent the 50 states from going their own wayThe U.S. has been a leader in the global AI competition, thereby undermining innovation and putting the U.S. at a disadvantage in the global AI race.
AI security advocates such as Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei have warned that Silicon Valley could pose serious societal risks in its ever-accelerating rollout of more powerful models if it relies exclusively on corporate self-regulation.