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Wash. AG, Legislators Seek AI Task Force

Washington state will weigh AI legislation next year, Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) said Tuesday. Ferguson worked with state Sen. Joe Nguyen (D) and state Rep. Travis Couture (R) on prefiled bills (SB-5838 and HB-1934) to create an AI task…

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force, the AG office said. The task force will convene industry, civil liberty groups, AI experts and others to consider risks and benefits and make recommendations to the legislature, it said. “As we celebrate [AI's] benefits, we must also ensure we protect against the potential for irresponsible use and unintentional consequences,” Ferguson said.