Maryland moves forward with AI regulation plan focused on worker and child protections
Maryland is advancing its own plan to regulate <a href="https://bitcomme.com/saint-gobain-appoints-annica-hagen-chief-artificial-intelligence-officer/” title=”Saint-Gobain Appoints Annica Hagen Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer”>artificial intelligence as Congress remains divided over national AI regulation.
Gov. Wes Moore’s framework outlines how the state wants artificial intelligence developed and used, focusing on human oversight, worker protections, and safeguards for children.
Moore said AI should help people do their jobs, not replace them. His administration is working with labor unions and other partners to ensure workers remain protected as the technology becomes more common.
The framework also prioritizes security at sensitive sites, including the National Institutes of Health, the Naval Academy, Fort Meade, and public schools.
Maryland’s new AI sub-cabinet will draft legislation to regulate AI model companies, propose a right-of-publicity law to protect individuals’ likenesses, address discriminatory algorithms in housing, and collaborate with the attorney general’s office to limit the addictive design of unsafe chatbots.
Moore pushed back on concerns that stronger safeguards could hinder the U.S. in the AI race against China.
“Let’s be clear. My fear is not China. My fear is a technology that no human being can control. And so we’ve got to understand that there has to be that delicate balance of cooperation and competition. As a governor, I’m very competitive with my other governors. But I do understand there are places where we actually more where the focus is cooperation and not competition,” Moore said.
The governor’s administration plans to work with lawmakers ahead of the next legislative session to turn these recommendations into legislation.
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