Banning state-level AI regulation is highly unpopular

Back in June of this year, the U.S. Senate considered an amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill that would place a ten-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation. This attempt to deregulate AI failed after serious popular backlash, with the senate voting against the amendment 99-1. But lately, there is talk of adding a last-minute measure to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would preempt state AI laws for an as-yet-unknown period of time. IFS ran a poll on whether Americans support this move. The response: a strong majority oppose the measure (57%), with less than a fifth of Americans showing support.

by Grant Bailey