Thune casts doubt on AI moratorium pushed by White House

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Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) signaled the White House has not made enough progress on an AI moratorium for it to be included in the defense policy bill the Senate will consider later this month.

“That’s controversial, as you know,” Thune said of the moratorium, which would temporarily prevent states from passing new laws on artificial intelligence.

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