Fred Sager

March 17, 2025

In this edition of Byte Back AI, we provide updates on AI bills in numerous states, including bills passing the legislatures in South Dakota and Kentucky and crossing chambers in Arizona, Kansas, Maryland, New York, and Texas. We also provide a summary of hearings on bills in Maryland (name, image, likeness) and Georgia (government). Our special feature this week is a rundown of the status of the Maryland AI bills as we hit the March 17 deadline for bills to cross chambers. Finally, we provide readers with our “three things to know this week” and an updated state AI bill tracker chart. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Mar 15, 2025

Paid

March 10, 2025

In this edition of Byte Back AI, we provide updates on AI bills in numerous states, including bills crossing chambers in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, Rhode Island, Washington, and West Virginia. We also provide a summary of hearings on bills in Ohio (algorithmic price-fixing) and Kansas (CSAM). Our special feature this week is a summary of the five AI-related bills that passed the Utah legislature prior to its March 7 closing. Finally, we provide readers with our “three things to know this week” and an updated state AI bill tracker chart. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Mar 9, 2025

Paid

March 3, 2025

In this edition of Byte Back AI, we provide updates on AI bills in numerous states, including bills crossing chambers in Arizona, Utah, Georgia, Kentucky, Montana, and South Dakota. We also provide a summary of hearings on algorithmic discrimination bills in Connecticut and Maryland. This week we offer two special features: a rundown of Utah’s AI-related bills and an updated comparison of key definitions among various algorithmic discrimination bills. Finally, we provide readers with our “three things to know this week” as well as an updated state AI bill tracker chart. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Mar 2, 2025

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February 24, 2025

Welcome to the eighth subscriber-only edition of Byte Back AI. In this edition, you will find updates on AI bills in numerous states, including significant developments in Virginia, California, Arkansas, and Montana. We also provide an in depth analysis of the status of Virginia's AI bills, as well as a hearing summary on Maryland's SB 823 and an updated AI state bill tracker chart. Finally, we provide readers with our "three things to know this week." As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Feb 23, 2025

Paid

February 17, 2025

Welcome to the seventh subscriber only edition of Byte Back AI. In this edition, we provide updates on AI bills in numerous states, including significant developments with bills in Virginia, New York, Colorado, and Utah (among many others). We also provide a summary of hearings in California and Washington and an updated AI state bill tracker chart (now tracking over 300 bills across more than 40 states). Finally, we provide readers with our “three things to know this week.” As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Feb 16, 2025

Paid

February 10, 2025

Welcome to the sixth subscriber only edition of Byte Back AI. In this edition, we provide updates on AI bills in numerous states, including significant developments with bills in California, Maryland, Hawaii, Illinois, Idaho, and Washington (to name a few). We also are debuting a new section - three things to know this week - which identifies what we will be keeping a close eye on in the week ahead. We also provide a summary of last week’s hearing on Washington’s HB 1622 (employment) and an updated AI state bill tracker chart. Finally, our special feature this week is an update and summary of Virginia’s numerous AI-related bills. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Feb 9, 2025

Paid

Colorado AI Impact Task Force Holds Final Hearing and Issues Report and Recommendations

Since the passage of SB 205 (Colorado AI Act), the task force has examined issues related to artificial intelligence and reported their recommendations to the Joint Technology Committee and the Governor's Office on February 1, 2025. This post summarizes the discussions from the final hearing.

Feb 6, 2025

February 3, 2025

Welcome to the fifth subscriber only edition of Byte Back AI. In this edition, we provide updates on AI bills in numerous states, including significant developments with bills in Virginia, Washington, Montana, and New Jersey. We also provide a summary of last week’s hearing on New Mexico HB 60 (algorithmic discrimination) and an updated AI state bill tracker chart. Finally, our special feature this week is an update on President Trump’s recent AI-related regulatory actions. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Feb 2, 2025

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January 27, 2025

Welcome to the fourth subscriber-only edition of Byte Back AI. In this edition, you will find updates on AI bills in numerous states, including Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oregon, Mississippi, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Virginia, Washington, Montana, and Maryland. In particular, we discuss the first state AI bill to fail this year as well as developments with numerous bills in Virginia. You also will find an updated AI state bill tracker chart and information on last week's hearings. Our special feature this week is a summary of Washington's HB 1170 (AI transparency), which contains a private right of action. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Jan 26, 2025

Paid

January 20, 2025

Welcome to the third subscriber-only edition of Byte Back AI. In this edition, you will find updates on newly introduced AI bills in Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Dakota, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and New York. We also provide summaries of hearings held last week by the California Privacy Protection Agency and Washington Senate. Finally, our special feature this week is a summary of Washington HB 1168 (Generative AI transparency), which was the subject of a House committee hearing last week. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Jan 20, 2025

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January 13, 2025

Welcome to the second subscriber-only edition of Byte Back AI. In this edition, you will find updates on newly introduced AI bills in fifteen states, including New York, Virginia, Illinois, Connecticut, California, Missouri, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Washington. You also will find an updated AI bill tracker chart and a summary of a new algorithmic discrimination bill filed in New York that is the most consumer-friendly bill filed to date (including containing a private right of action). As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Jan 12, 2025

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January 6, 2025

Welcome to the first subscriber-only edition of Byte Back AI. In this edition, you will find updates on prefiled AI bills in New York, Maryland, Virginia, and Texas as well as an updated AI state bill tracker chart. We also provide a comparison and analysis of ten key definitions in the Colorado AI Act and the proposed Texas Responsible AI Governance Act. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Jan 6, 2025

Paid

December 30, 2024

Welcome to the second edition of Byte Back AI, a weekly newsletter providing updates on proposed state AI bills and regulations, an AI bill tracker chart, summaries of important AI hearings, and special features. Starting January 6, 2025, Byte Back AI will be available only to paid subscribers.

Dec 30, 2024

December 23, 2024

Welcome to the first edition of Byte Back AI, a weekly newsletter providing updates on proposed state AI bills and regulations, an AI bill tracker chart, summaries of important AI hearings, and special features. The first two editions of Byte Back AI will be released for free on Byte Back.

Dec 23, 2024