Kara Williams
@kara-williams.bsky.social
Attorney @epic.org specializing in state AI and privacy policy during the week. Crafting and drinking coffee on the weekends.
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this is exactly what @kara-williams.bsky.social and i are trying to get at in this blog post from last week -- everything is AI = bad for people and policy, good for industry and advertising
some proposals and pleas:
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
some proposals and pleas:
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
October 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
this is exactly what @kara-williams.bsky.social and i are trying to get at in this blog post from last week -- everything is AI = bad for people and policy, good for industry and advertising
some proposals and pleas:
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
some proposals and pleas:
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
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"If everything is 'AI,' it stops lawmakers and their constituents from meaningfully engaging with what a given piece of regulation would actually do. This presents a problem..."
More from @kara-williams.bsky.social and me on how ~we~ need to be talking about AI
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
More from @kara-williams.bsky.social and me on how ~we~ need to be talking about AI
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
Specific Terms for Specific Risks: The Need for Accurate Definitions of AI Systems in Policymaking · Consumer Federation of America
By: Kara Williams (EPIC) and Ben Winters (CFA) Cross-posted on both websites These headlines likely conjure up a picture of some super-intelligent, all-powerful robot capable of solving society’...
consumerfed.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"If everything is 'AI,' it stops lawmakers and their constituents from meaningfully engaging with what a given piece of regulation would actually do. This presents a problem..."
More from @kara-williams.bsky.social and me on how ~we~ need to be talking about AI
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
More from @kara-williams.bsky.social and me on how ~we~ need to be talking about AI
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
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had a great time today talking state privacy and AI policy — and about how a federal ban on this work is a horribly irresponsible idea — with state advocacy friends
panel on state tech policy with @adambenderwrites.com @mattscherer.bsky.social @htsuka.bsky.social @kara-williams.bsky.social and Cody Venzke at @consumerfed.bsky.social consumer assembly event starting now!!
June 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
had a great time today talking state privacy and AI policy — and about how a federal ban on this work is a horribly irresponsible idea — with state advocacy friends
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“The best way to start to regulate #AI is to pass a good #Privacy law with #data minimization.”
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June 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“The best way to start to regulate #AI is to pass a good #Privacy law with #data minimization.”
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Regulation is not the enemy of #innovation, but the #tech industry does not want any rules placed on it, regardless of how clear or commonsense the rules are. #AI
@benwinters.bsky.social @kara-williams.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social
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Debunking Myths About AI Laws and the Proposed Moratorium on State AI Regulation | TechPolicy.Press
Kara Williams and Ben Winters address common arguments that industry-aligned groups use against AI regulation.
www.techpolicy.press
May 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Regulation is not the enemy of #innovation, but the #tech industry does not want any rules placed on it, regardless of how clear or commonsense the rules are. #AI
@benwinters.bsky.social @kara-williams.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social
@benwinters.bsky.social @kara-williams.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social
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In 2022, @propublica.org found landlords were using RealPage software to raise rents — potentially in violation of laws against collusion.
Cities then moved to ban such pricing algorithms.
But now, @wsj.com reports that House Republicans are seeking to “muzzle” those local efforts. THREAD
Cities then moved to ban such pricing algorithms.
But now, @wsj.com reports that House Republicans are seeking to “muzzle” those local efforts. THREAD
May 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In 2022, @propublica.org found landlords were using RealPage software to raise rents — potentially in violation of laws against collusion.
Cities then moved to ban such pricing algorithms.
But now, @wsj.com reports that House Republicans are seeking to “muzzle” those local efforts. THREAD
Cities then moved to ban such pricing algorithms.
But now, @wsj.com reports that House Republicans are seeking to “muzzle” those local efforts. THREAD
had some fun with @benwinters.bsky.social debunking common myths that the tech industry repeats ad nauseam to push back against any attempt to regulate AI
Drawing from recent debates over the efficacy of a moratorium on state AI legislation in the US, EPIC’s Kara Williams and the Consumer Federation of America’s Ben Winters address common arguments deployed against AI regulation. www.techpolicy.press/debunking-my...
Debunking Myths About AI Laws and the Proposed Moratorium on State AI Regulation | TechPolicy.Press
Kara Williams and Ben Winters address common arguments that industry-aligned groups use against AI regulation.
www.techpolicy.press
May 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
had some fun with @benwinters.bsky.social debunking common myths that the tech industry repeats ad nauseam to push back against any attempt to regulate AI
Reposted by Kara Williams
The tech industry only ever has two positions on any proposed tech regulation:
(1) Don’t regulate us. It’s too early. Our tech is still developing.
(2) Don’t regulate us. It’s too late. Our tech is everywhere.
(1) Don’t regulate us. It’s too early. Our tech is still developing.
(2) Don’t regulate us. It’s too late. Our tech is everywhere.
May 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The tech industry only ever has two positions on any proposed tech regulation:
(1) Don’t regulate us. It’s too early. Our tech is still developing.
(2) Don’t regulate us. It’s too late. Our tech is everywhere.
(1) Don’t regulate us. It’s too early. Our tech is still developing.
(2) Don’t regulate us. It’s too late. Our tech is everywhere.
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The leaders of the House Energy & Commerce Committee wrote to #23andme saying that since there is no federal comprehensive data privacy law, they have "great concern" about the safety of Americans' most sensitive personal info. Not at all frustrating.
energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
Chairmen Guthrie, Bilirakis, and Palmer Launch Investigation into 23andMe and its Handling of Americans’ Sensitive Medical and Genetic Information
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing com...
energycommerce.house.gov
April 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The leaders of the House Energy & Commerce Committee wrote to #23andme saying that since there is no federal comprehensive data privacy law, they have "great concern" about the safety of Americans' most sensitive personal info. Not at all frustrating.
energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
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Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC, sources say
President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.
www.reuters.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...