State-level AI Governance
By Asher Benter (Published on August 28, 2024)
This project was the runner-up for the "Best Governance Explainer" prize on our AI Governance (April 2024) course. The text below is an excerpt from the final project.
AI regulation is developing in the US, and options are being scaled and developed at a federal level. Individual states are getting involved as well; being smaller, holding discussions with fewer stakeholders, having a higher variance of viewpoints, and being legislatively nimbler than the federal government, there are also policy options here. What options do state-level governments have to regulate AI, and how can those regulations affect areas outside of their borders?
The following includes:
- A few highlights of proposed or passed state-level regulations
- Discussion of how state regulation in other domains has had larger effects outside of that state
- An outline of limitations of powers that US states have in AI regulation in comparison to the federal government, especially as they relate to the Commerce Clause
- Possible salient options for state-level regulation, including citizen protections and data center hardware
To read the full project submission, click here.