Artificial intelligence is moving faster than any technology that’s come before it because it learns faster than humans can learn. 

If you find that idea scary, you’re not alone. 

Several New York state lawmakers, including state Senators Kristen Gonzalez and Andrew Gounardes and Assemblyman Alex Bores, have sponsored a variety of bills creating guardrails around emerging AI, such as the “Responsible AI Safety & Education,” or RAISE Act, and a content provenance bill called the “Stop Deep Fakes” Act. 

Both bills above are currently in committee. 

In a column on this issue written for “City & State,” Gounardes and Bores included a quote from an AI developer who warned that the “window for proactive risk prevention” around AI is closing fast. 

The developer stated that if regulations aren’t in place by 2026, it could be too late. 

But the recently passed House reconciliation bill includes a provision banning states from enforcing AI laws for 10 years, which could blow a hole in any guardrails state-level lawmakers are trying to build. The House language prohibits state enforcement of regulations addressing issues including deepfakes in campaigns, surveillance and transparency.  

More can be found here. 

The U.S. Senate is currently working on the bill.

Assemblyman Alex Bores joined Capital Tonight’s Susan Arbetter to discuss the good, the bad and the catastrophic when it comes to AI.