“The bill contained too many loopholes and exemptions to adequately protect Virginians from the harms of discriminatory, unproven AI systems,” said @karawilliams.bsky.social EPIC Law Fellow.
Some of the most concerning loopholes include: only regulating AI systems that are “specifically intended to autonomously make” consequential decisions; defining “consumer” to exclude workers; including overly broad trade secrets exemptions; and exempting entire industries.
These many carveouts would have allowed companies to decide for themselves whether or not they needed to follow the law, effectively exempting the very AI systems that the law is meant to regulate.
Numerous other states are considering similar AI legislation, and lawmakers should take care not repeat Virginia's mistakes. EPIC is eager to work with state lawmakers working on AI issues. 📃 ✍
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