The Washington Post takes a look at the state-level fights over AI. Key quotes:
“In Massachusetts, the Teamsters labor union is backing a proposed state law that would require autonomous vehicles to have a human safety operator who can intervene during the ride, effectively forbidding truly driverless rides. Oregon lawmakers recently passed a bill supported by the Oregon Nurses Association that prohibits AI from using the title “nurse” or any associated abbreviations. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, a federation of 63 national and international labor unions, launched a national task force last month to work with state lawmakers on more laws that regulate automation and AI affecting workers.
“As soon as the [federal] moratorium got taken out, there was an urgency of ‘How do we prepare other states to move forward,’” [Lorena] Gonzalez told The Washington Post. She is also president of the California Federation of Labor Unions, which supports a proposed state law that would prevent employers from primarily relying on AI software to automate decisions like terminations or disciplinary actions. Instead, humans would have to review decisions. The law would also prohibit use of tools that predict workers’ behaviors, emotional states and personality.”
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