With the federal government seemingly unwilling or unable to regulate on cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence, the states are increasingly active, in particular about face recognition technology.
A lot of this activity is around forming task forces, but a fair amount also addresses algorithmic impact:
Legislation referring specifically to “artificial intelligence” is currently pending in at least 13 states, according to LexisNexis State Net’s legislative tracking system. Several of the bills provide for the creation of AI study commissions or task forces, while a few deal with education or education funding.
States May Take The Lead On Regulating AI (paywall)
Only four states are considering bills addressing facial recognition camera technology, including Washington, which is considering measures (HB 1654 and SB 5528) concerning the use of such technology by government entities. But at least 27 states are considering bills dealing with the subject of data collection or “data privacy” specifically.
And although there isn’t any pending legislation referencing an “algorithmic impact assessment,” there are bills in 17 states that mention “algorithm.” They include measures dealing with the use of algorithms to censor offensive, political or religious speech on social media (Arkansas HB 1028, Iowa HB 317, Kansas H 2322, and Oklahoma SB 533); calculate insurance scores (Michigan SB 88, Missouri HB 647, Oregon HB 2703 and Virginia HB 2230); and gauge the risk of coronary heart disease (South Carolina HB 3598 and SB 368).