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States are enacting bipartisan policy measures that federal preemption would block.
Regulation is needed to stop the unsafe, unethical, antidemocratic and antiworker use of AI.
The lack of federal guardrails creates a regulatory vacuum.
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Regulation is needed to stop the unsafe, unethical, antidemocratic and antiworker use of AI.
The lack of federal guardrails creates a regulatory vacuum.
aflciotechinstitute.org/news-media/i...
ISSUE BRIEF: BANNING STATE AI REGULATIONS HARMS WORKERS
Attempts to ban state regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) are dangerous and pose a significant threat to working people who are dealing with an onslaught of AI without appropriate guardrails. I...
aflciotechinstitute.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
States are enacting bipartisan policy measures that federal preemption would block.
Regulation is needed to stop the unsafe, unethical, antidemocratic and antiworker use of AI.
The lack of federal guardrails creates a regulatory vacuum.
aflciotechinstitute.org/news-media/i...
Regulation is needed to stop the unsafe, unethical, antidemocratic and antiworker use of AI.
The lack of federal guardrails creates a regulatory vacuum.
aflciotechinstitute.org/news-media/i...
AFL-CIO (@aflcio.org): "Trump AI Action Plan Is ‘A Gift to Big Tech’...
...Lawmakers in Congress and the states should reject this failed deregulatory playbook. We must advance and defend federal and state policies that protect us from harmful or dangerous AI."
aflcio.org/press/releas...
...Lawmakers in Congress and the states should reject this failed deregulatory playbook. We must advance and defend federal and state policies that protect us from harmful or dangerous AI."
aflcio.org/press/releas...
AFL-CIO: Trump AI Action Plan Is ‘A Gift to Big Tech’ | AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s rollout of an AI Action Plan:
aflcio.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
AFL-CIO (@aflcio.org): "Trump AI Action Plan Is ‘A Gift to Big Tech’...
...Lawmakers in Congress and the states should reject this failed deregulatory playbook. We must advance and defend federal and state policies that protect us from harmful or dangerous AI."
aflcio.org/press/releas...
...Lawmakers in Congress and the states should reject this failed deregulatory playbook. We must advance and defend federal and state policies that protect us from harmful or dangerous AI."
aflcio.org/press/releas...
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NEW: For @prospect.org our @dylangyauchl.bsky.social writes about Ted Cruz's SANDBOX Act and how it could waive nearly all federal regulation for tech companies.
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Ted Cruz Attempts to Exempt Big Tech From the Law
The Texas senator has introduced a law allowing any AI company a streamlined path around regulations.
prospect.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW: For @prospect.org our @dylangyauchl.bsky.social writes about Ted Cruz's SANDBOX Act and how it could waive nearly all federal regulation for tech companies.
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"Documents offer rare insight on Ice’s close relationship with Palantir" - @us.theguardian.com.
Glad @justfutureslaw.bsky.social is working on this. Everyone needs to know about these connections between big tech and rising authoritarianism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Glad @justfutureslaw.bsky.social is working on this. Everyone needs to know about these connections between big tech and rising authoritarianism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Documents offer rare insight on Ice’s close relationship with Palantir
For years, little was known about the multibillion-dollar company that handles data for the US immigration enforcement agency. Now, a cache of emails, training documents and reports sheds light on how...
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Documents offer rare insight on Ice’s close relationship with Palantir" - @us.theguardian.com.
Glad @justfutureslaw.bsky.social is working on this. Everyone needs to know about these connections between big tech and rising authoritarianism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Glad @justfutureslaw.bsky.social is working on this. Everyone needs to know about these connections between big tech and rising authoritarianism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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"if you’re in San Francisco on Thursday for the AI Conference, stop by on your way in and talk to us. It’s free. We’re the real face of the workers at companies like Uber and Lyft — and our jobs are being negatively impacted by the adoption of AI."
“This new technology is making it harder for me to make a living driving for Uber”, writes Daryush K-Mobarakeh in the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
A lot of chatter on the r/uberdrivers Reddit...
Think this would interest you @alexhanna.bsky.social and @veenadubal.bsky.social
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
A lot of chatter on the r/uberdrivers Reddit...
Think this would interest you @alexhanna.bsky.social and @veenadubal.bsky.social
This new technology is making it harder for me to make a living driving for Uber and Lyft
OPINION: “Nothing will stop AI from being used in new ways to keep good wages out of reach, and make it easier to treat workers as disposable,” Daryush K-Mobarakeh writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"if you’re in San Francisco on Thursday for the AI Conference, stop by on your way in and talk to us. It’s free. We’re the real face of the workers at companies like Uber and Lyft — and our jobs are being negatively impacted by the adoption of AI."
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To make sure AI serves workers—not just tech monopolies—we need bold action: corporate regulation, worker voice, and sectoral bargaining.
Read more from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social on the scale of #AI concentration in a new blog w/ @eop.aspeninstitute.org ⤵️ www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
Read more from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social on the scale of #AI concentration in a new blog w/ @eop.aspeninstitute.org ⤵️ www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
Worker Power in the Age of AI Monopolies: Why We Need Structural Solutions Now
Elizabeth Wilkins
www.aspeninstitute.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
To make sure AI serves workers—not just tech monopolies—we need bold action: corporate regulation, worker voice, and sectoral bargaining.
Read more from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social on the scale of #AI concentration in a new blog w/ @eop.aspeninstitute.org ⤵️ www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
Read more from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social on the scale of #AI concentration in a new blog w/ @eop.aspeninstitute.org ⤵️ www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...
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Tech giants have spent more than $100 billion on data center construction just this summer in the name of “progress”- but this new report from @mediajustice.bsky.social reveals just how much the opposite of that is happening in Southern communities:
mediajustice.org/resource/the...
mediajustice.org/resource/the...
The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South - MediaJustice
Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta have spent more than $100 billion on data center construction just this summer, and data centers are expected to pass total US consumer spending as...
mediajustice.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tech giants have spent more than $100 billion on data center construction just this summer in the name of “progress”- but this new report from @mediajustice.bsky.social reveals just how much the opposite of that is happening in Southern communities:
mediajustice.org/resource/the...
mediajustice.org/resource/the...
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US lawmakers held their first major hearing on the safety of AI chatbots in the wake of damaging reports that they have encouraged self-harm and exposed youth to sensual material. Check out highlights and a transcript of the session here:
Transcript: US Senate Hearing On ‘Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots’ | TechPolicy.Press
Parents and advocates testified at a US Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing, reports Cristiano Lima-Strong.
buff.ly
September 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
US lawmakers held their first major hearing on the safety of AI chatbots in the wake of damaging reports that they have encouraged self-harm and exposed youth to sensual material. Check out highlights and a transcript of the session here:
“This new technology is making it harder for me to make a living driving for Uber”, writes Daryush K-Mobarakeh in the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
A lot of chatter on the r/uberdrivers Reddit...
Think this would interest you @alexhanna.bsky.social and @veenadubal.bsky.social
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
A lot of chatter on the r/uberdrivers Reddit...
Think this would interest you @alexhanna.bsky.social and @veenadubal.bsky.social
This new technology is making it harder for me to make a living driving for Uber and Lyft
OPINION: “Nothing will stop AI from being used in new ways to keep good wages out of reach, and make it easier to treat workers as disposable,” Daryush K-Mobarakeh writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“This new technology is making it harder for me to make a living driving for Uber”, writes Daryush K-Mobarakeh in the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
A lot of chatter on the r/uberdrivers Reddit...
Think this would interest you @alexhanna.bsky.social and @veenadubal.bsky.social
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
A lot of chatter on the r/uberdrivers Reddit...
Think this would interest you @alexhanna.bsky.social and @veenadubal.bsky.social