{"id":2264564,"date":"2024-06-11T03:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unlike-biden-and-california-democrats-texas-approach-to-ai-works\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T04:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:01:44","slug":"unlike-biden-and-california-democrats-texas-approach-to-ai-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unlike-biden-and-california-democrats-texas-approach-to-ai-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas&#8217; AI Strategy Succeeds Where Biden and California Democrats Fall Short"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funlike-biden-and-california-democrats-texas-approach-to-ai-works%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The passage\u200d discusses the contrasting approaches California and Texas are taking in regulating AI technology. It criticizes California \u2063for its &#8220;onerous regulations&#8221; and &#8220;wokeism,&#8221; particularly highlighting Senate \u200dBill 1047, which demands rigorous standards for AI models to eliminate &#8220;hazardous capabilities.&#8221; \u200cThe bill\u2062 also supports \u200dCalCompute, a state-hosted cloud platform meant to foster equitable innovation. The author\u2062 argues \u2062that this\u200b approach is problematic and driven by outdated and inappropriate policy frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Texas is commended for adopting a more responsible and innovation-friendly legislative stance. \u200bTexas has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-clarifies-biden-stance-on-boycotts-in-ga\/\" title=\"Psaki clarifies Biden stance on boycotts in Ga.\">passed laws<\/a> like \u200cHouse Bill 2060, \u200dsetting up an advisory council to carefully evaluate AI&#8217;s use \u200bin state\u200d agencies while prioritizing civil liberties. \u2062This approach contrasts with the perceived failings of the federal level, notably a recent &#8220;ceremonial&#8221; executive order \u200bby President Biden, which the author \u200dsees as\u2064 lacking substance.<\/p>\n<p>Texas is portrayed\u2064 as leveraging its resources, like \u2062its robust \u200denergy production and \u200cthriving tech \u200csector, to\u200d lead in AI policy. The state is\u200c setting up platforms like the House Select Committee on \u200bAI and Emerging Technology to ensure thorough examination of\u200d AI issues integrating expert opinion, focusing on transparency, privacy, and public benefit. The\u200d narrative\u2064 concludes by favoring\u2062 Texas&#8217;s methodical and thoughtful approach over California&#8217;s,\u2063 suggesting \u200cit as a model for national AI policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The California Legislature is right in that the civilizational implications posed by AI technology necessitate a public policy response. But the response has been a cacophony of onerous regulations, wokeism, and a fundamental misunderstanding of emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Take California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill 1047<\/a>, which recently passed out of the Senate. It is rife with the kind of suffocating regulations you would expect out of California. For example, the bill requires developers of AI models to demonstrate that there is no possibility that their covered model has a \u201chazardous capability\u201d before they can initiate training. This is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-biden-administration-illegal-immigrant-reparations-proposal-the-high-water-mark-of-political-lunacy\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: Biden Administration Illegal Immigrant Reparations Proposal the 'High-Water Mark of Political Lunacy'\">impossibly high standard<\/a> for major incumbents and a death knell for smaller competitors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1498415989\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-56370ab9c69fcd0f3ffe9932488b3d30 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-56370ab9c69fcd0f3ffe9932488b3d30\"><\/div>\n<p>What\u2019s more, the bill codifies the state\u2019s vision of a cloud platform owned and hosted by the state, CalCompute, which would aid in \u201cfostering equitable innovation\u201d and assist in operationalizing the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govops.ca.gov\/about\/leadership\/#:~:text=Amy%20Tong,the%20California%20Department%20of%20Technology.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$67 billion effort<\/a> to embed \u201cDEIA [diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility] in state operations.\u201d This effectively enshrines the Google Gemini <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1760280543940263994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1760280543940263994%7Ctwgr%5E2c4c89e3a8972e96a4b695643aa4d3ef9eee8be4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2Ffuture-perfect%2F2024%2F2%2F28%2F24083814%2Fgoogle-gemini-ai-bias-ethics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">approach<\/a> of only producing AI-generated images of black and Native American Founding Fathers.<\/p>\n<p>That California is spending billions on a woke operating system might be comical if the race for AI legislation in the U.S. weren\u2019t being driven by the states.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the most recent substantial national tech policy laws are from the 1990s (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/product\/pdf\/R\/R46751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Communications Decency Act of 1996<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-section6501&#038;edition=prelim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998<\/a>), it is no exaggeration to say the battle for tech policy is coming down to the states. While President Biden signed a largely ceremonial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/10\/30\/fact-sheet-president-biden-issues-executive-order-on-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence\/#:~:text=The%20Executive%20Order%20establishes%20new,around%20the%20world%2C%20and%20more.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">executive order<\/a> on AI late in 2023, it is devoid of any meaningful substance and riddled with jarringly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=emrM1kVZOO0&#038;ab_channel=TexasPublicPolicyFoundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inappropriate initiatives<\/a> such as partnering with the CCP on responsible AI development and further liberalizing immigration policy under the guise of increasing the pool of tech talent.<\/p>\n<p>And if there is one thing the Biden administration has taught us about its approach to border security, the higher the stakes, the more it whiffs. We can\u2019t make this same mistake with AI regulation, and we can\u2019t make an already tenuous situation worse by letting California lead the way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3c126797d7471c56288c3c7dfe857527 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3c126797d7471c56288c3c7dfe857527\"><\/div>\n<p>Through spectacular failure on the part of California and the Biden administration, coupled with the ingredients Texas has at its disposal, the Lone Star State is stepping into the breach to lead the nation with a responsible, pro-innovation legislative framework for AI.<\/p>\n<p>Those ingredients include the infrastructure, talent, business environment, size, and, importantly, the public policy landscape conducive to responsible growth. Take, for example, that the tech sector\u2019s economic effect in Texas in 2022 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txbiz.org\/_files\/ugd\/ebaa36_307cf394c8a04b5e9f16f8ff3055e3cb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">approximately $470 billion<\/a>, representing 20 percent of the state\u2019s GDP, compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.bea.gov\/itable\/?ReqID=70&#038;step=1&#038;_gl=1*i523jo*_ga*MTM1NDMyMzI1NS4xNzA1OTYwMDgy*_ga_J4698JNNFT*MTcxMjk5NzY3NC4zNC4wLjE3MTI5OTc2NzQuNjAuMC4w#eyJhcHBpZCI6NzAsInN0ZXBzIjpbMSwyOSwyNSwzMSwyNiwyNywzMF0sImRhdGEiOltbIlRhYmxlSWQiLCI1MDUiXSxbIk1ham9yX0FyZWEiLCIwIl0sWyJTdGF0ZSIsWyIwIl1dLFsiQXJlYSIsWyIwMDAwMCIsIjA2MDAwIl1dLFsiU3RhdGlzdGljIixbIjEiLCI0NiIsIjQ5IiwiNjIiXV0sWyJVbml0X29mX21lYXN1cmUiLCJMZXZlbHMiXSxbIlllYXIiLFsiMjAyMyIsIjIwMjIiLCIyMDIxIiwiMjAyMCIsIjIwMTkiLCIyMDE4IiwiMjAxNyJdXSxbIlllYXJCZWdpbiIsIi0xIl0sWyJZZWFyX0VuZCIsIi0xIl1dfQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California\u2019s 10 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are AI\u2019s astounding energy needs \u2014 and Texas generates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/texas-trumps-california-key-us-energy-transition-driver-2023-05-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than double<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/state\/?sid=TX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the electricity<\/a> of the state of California. When it comes to tech talent, in addition to Texas being home to top-tier software engineering programs, Texas has dominated the country in job gains from business relocations, bringing with it some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/adammillsap\/2024\/02\/09\/californias-loss-is-texass-gain\/?sh=6eb03f213ebe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">top tech talent<\/a> in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>As for public policy, unlike their counterparts in California, Texas lawmakers (specifically, Republican lawmakers) are taking a thoughtful and collaborative approach. In 2023, Texas state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione and state Sen. Tan Parker passed <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/TX\/bill\/HB2060\/2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Bill 2060<\/a>, establishing an artificial intelligence advisory council. Here they are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/03\/26\/texas-government-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">evaluating<\/a> state agency use of AI in a series of intensive hearings and, subsequently, lawmakers will determine legislative recommendations in 2025 to ensure automated decision-making technology is employed by state agencies with Texans\u2019 civil liberties in mind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a71f4ca21841d04d42d562bd78ddeae0 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a71f4ca21841d04d42d562bd78ddeae0\"><\/div>\n<p>Rather than the California approach of digital equity and wokeism, Texas will create a national model for the public use of AI that emphasizes saving taxpayers money and time, while advancing transparency, privacy, and human dignity.<\/p>\n<p>Further, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan established a <a href=\"https:\/\/house.texas.gov\/_media\/pdf\/committees\/reports\/88interim\/House-Select-Committee-on-Artificial-Intelligence-Emerging-Technologies.pdf\">selec<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/house.texas.gov\/_media\/pdf\/committees\/reports\/88interim\/House-Select-Committee-on-Artificial-Intelligence-Emerging-Technologies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/house.texas.gov\/_media\/pdf\/committees\/reports\/88interim\/House-Select-Committee-on-Artificial-Intelligence-Emerging-Technologies.pdf\">  committee<\/a> on AI and Emerging Technology, creating an avenue for lawmakers to hold interim hearings on the private sector\u2019s use of AI, where they will continue to hear from an array of experts to balance innovation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nhs-director-calls-out-gwyneth-paltrow-for-covid-19-recovery-advice\/\" title=\"NHS Director Calls Out Gwyneth Paltrow For COVID-19 Recovery Advice\">consumer protection<\/a>. Given the stunning array of policy issues state lawmakers cover during a legislative session, this affords lawmakers a chance to hear from true experts on the harms, benefits, and legislative models for AI, rather than industry advocates who spew hollow platitudes in support of their employer\u2019s pecuniary interests.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the chair of the Texas Innovation and Technology Caucus, Rep. Capriglione (who is no stranger to fraught technology issues, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/watchdog\/2023\/06\/12\/texas-to-lead-nation-with-most-consumer-friendly-data-privacy-bill-state-lawmaker-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">championed<\/a> the nation\u2019s strongest consumer data privacy law), assembled an impressive stakeholder group to constructively hash out what will be a gold-standard omnibus bill on responsible AI use in Texas. Importantly, Texas lawmakers like Rep. Capriglione and Sen. Parker have been working on AI legislation since 2022 (first <a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/BillLookup\/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&#038;Bill=HB2060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">introducing<\/a> HB 2060 in February 2023), patiently studying the issue to do things right rather than first.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the move-fast-and-break-things legislative approach of states like California, the nature of Texas\u2019 biennial legislature affords state lawmakers the time and fora to learn about the technology, the trade-offs to different legislative frameworks, and how to avoid the mistakes of hasty legislative pushes in other states.<\/p>\n<p>Texas is the only state of its size and influence that has a successful track record of balancing constitutional and civil liberty protections with innovation and indefatigable economic growth. These are just some of the key ingredients responsible for the Texas miracle. And based on the stunning legislative failures across the nation thus far, coupled with the disregard for humanity many large tech companies are taking in their approach to AI development, it\u2019s going to take another Texas miracle to produce gold-standard legislation for AI oversight.<\/p>\n<p>But as we say in Texas, <em>what starts here changes the world<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1d1626bb295cd8a2ca5a10a9d72e776c fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1d1626bb295cd8a2ca5a10a9d72e776c\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Legislature understands that AI technology&#8217;s impact demands a policy response. However, their approach, filled with excessive regulations and misunderstandings of new technologies, is flawed. Consider Senate Bill 1047, which passed the Senate recently; it exemplifies these issues with its problematic provisions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3164,"featured_media":2264565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-Untitled-3-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-Untitled-3-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2264565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}