GOP senators remove state AI regulation moratorium from megabill

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) walk through a hallway prior to a vote at the U.S. Capitol on February 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) A controversial artificial intelligence provision was knocked out of the Republican megabill early Tuesday morning as it neared the finish line. The measure would have prevented states from regulating AI if they received broadband funds from a $500 million federal pot of money. The Senate vote was 99 to...