Doing business in US? Don't wait for state ruling on AI to act, warns former Senate chief of staff

The US House and Senate are unlikely to pass federal legislation on the use of AI in business, so users should focus their attention on a new NIST framework in lieu of state-level law, according to Workday's veep for corporate affairs.

Chandler Morse, a former chief of staff to Republican Senator Jeff Flake, told The Register that while the Republicans have won the House and the Senate, margins remained close in both, making the chances of passing federal legislation governing the use of AI during current presidential tenure unlikely.

"In all honesty, I don't think anything's going to happen in the US, Congress or federal legislation, but what is happening is a tremendous amount of activity at the state level," the SaaS enterprise application vendor policy expert said.

In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Bill 1047, arguing it failed to take the right approach to ensuring or requiring AI safety. But he left the door open for the US state's lawmakers to propose a better bill for governing AI safety.

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