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CT Democrats to make new push for AI reform; Bill failed in 2024 on fears of stifling business

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Last year’s attempt to place consumer safeguards around AI died in the House without a vote.

The bill sought to hold AI developers and businesses accountable for algorithms that discriminate against protected groups, criminalize deepfake pornography and deceptive election material.

Critics pushed back on the bill, elevating concerns that the policies would stifle the field of AI .

In the absence of regulation, Maroney said policymakers are already “seeing real harms” Maroney highlighted one lawsuit involving an online English education service whose hiring algorithm automatically rejected female applicants who were older than 54 and male applicants over the age of 59 .

Maroney also underscored the pressing need to criminalize the spread of non-consensual AI -generated intimate images.

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