New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday led a bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general in urging Congress to reject language in the National Defense Authorization Act, which would prevent states from passing or enforcing laws which govern artificial intelligence.

It comes as congressional leaders consider adding language to the annual bill which would preempt state laws governing AI and President Donald Trump considers an executive order which would create a taskforce to challenge them.

James and the coalition insist that blocking states from regulating AI constitutes a safety and security threat.

“Every state should be able to enact and enforce its own AI regulations to protect its residents,” she said. "Certain AI chatbots have been shown to harm our children’s mental h

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