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The letter is the latest signal of Democratic unease about working with Republicans on federal AI legislation to override state rules on the technology.
Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) speaks as the House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Dec. 18, 2019. | House Television via AP
Top state legislators in Massachusetts are warning Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) against working with Republicans on legislation that would preempt state AI laws.
In a letter sent on Thursday and obtained by POLITICO, Massachusetts state Sen. Michael O. Moore and state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, both Democrats, wrote to express their concern over reports that Trahan is working with Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) on his yet-to-be-released AI bill. The legislation is widely expected to block state AI laws and replace them with an undefined federal framework — an effort backed by the tech lobby but opposed by state legislators across the country.
