AI Policy

EPIC Statement on House Proposal to Ban States from Regulating AI

May 12, 2025
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- U.S. State Privacy Laws
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EPIC Opposes House Proposal to Ban States from Regulating AI

May 12, 2025

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s budget reconciliation text includes dangerous provisions on artificial intelligence that would allocate $500 million to federal government spending on AI and preempt state AI legislation for the next 10 years.
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- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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- U.S. State Privacy Laws
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EPIC Urges California Privacy Protection Agency to Resist Industry Pressure to Weaken Draft Regulations

May 2, 2025

EPIC urges the CPPA to restore the regulations to their more privacy-protective earlier iterations.
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- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Data Security
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- Risk Assessments
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- Workplace Privacy
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(California) Testimony on the California Privacy Protection Agency’s Draft Regulations on ADMT, Risk Assessments, and Cybersecurity

May 1, 2025

EPIC urges the agency to push back on industry’s attempts to weaken these regulations and instead restore the protections from earlier drafts to fulfill the Agency’s mission to safeguard Californians’ privacy.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Testimony
(California) California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations on ADMTs: Coalition letter

April 16, 2025

EPIC joins labor and consumer advocates in strongly urging the board and agency to adhere to the intent of California’s privacy law and proceed with the rule-making process as directed by the state’s voters.
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- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Consumer Privacy
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Testimony
Maryland Legislature Passes AI Working Group Bill After Incorporating Civil Society Feedback

April 11, 2025

After extensive civil society pushback, the working group now includes representatives from nonprofits focused on privacy, consumer protection, civil rights and liberties, and labor.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Connecticut S.B. 1249 on AI

April 8, 2025

The coalition letter urges the General Assembly to instead turn its attention to strengthening and passing legislation like S.B. 2.
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- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
The Daily Dot: Aon is one of a growing number of companies using AI to screen job applicants. It’s efficient—but are ‘racist, sexist’ systems baked in?

April 5, 2025
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
(Connecticut) Coalition letter opposing S.B. 1249, Addressing Innovations in Artificial Intelligence

April 1, 2025

Dear Connecticut Legislators: The undersigned groups urge you to oppose S.B. 1249 as it does little to protect Connecticut residents from the harms they are already enduring from the use of discriminatory, opaque, and unproven AI decision-making tools.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Testimony
IAPP: Virginia governor vetoes AI bill

March 25, 2025
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- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
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