The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) was signed into law by the governor. It specifies requirements for AI developers, deployers, and the government doing business in Texas, and others providing services for AI use. Violation comes with fines up to $100,000.
TRAIGA will also include a sandbox program, so companies can test their AI for compliance.
The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority prevailed in a 6-3 ruling to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. This takes away parental rights to decide for their own children and is in keeping with other recent regulations and moves to limit or exclude transgender people from the military, sports and other areas.
While it might be nice to pass a law protecting kids and have it stick, business champion and Big Tech defender, NetChoice often takes issue with that. In the case of Mississippi’s House Bill 1126, which required digital service providers to verify user age and gain parental permission, NetChoice won its appeal to prohibit prosecution of Meta, X and other tech companies. In Tennessee, however, NetChoice lost its bid to block Tennessee's Protecting Children from Social Media Act which prohibits social media companies from allowing minors under 18 to create accounts without parental consent.
The web search tool Perplexity looks like it’s taking on Google with its latest release, a web browser named Comet. Comet claims to move “from browsing to thinking,” surfacing information and search results in response to natural language queries. Comet is available immediately to Perplexity Max subscribers; others can join a wait list.