Accountable Tech Statement on Governor Moore Signing Maryland Kids Code Into Law

Accountable Tech Executive Director and Co-Founder Nicole Gill issued the following statement on Governor Wes Moore signing the Maryland Kids Code into law today:

“Elected leaders in Maryland have shown that it is possible to stand up to some of the most powerful and wealthiest companies in history and upend the status quo so that we can give our children the future they deserve. Enacting the Kids Code into law will ensure the safety and privacy of kids and teens in Maryland and end Big Tech’s unchecked impact on their well-being. We applaud Governor Moore for choosing to protect Maryland’s youth over Big Tech’s profits.”

Accountable Tech is a member of the Maryland Kids Code Coalition and worked to pass the California Age Appropriate Design Code signed by Governor Gavin Newsom into law in 2022 – a first-of-its-kind measure to provide safety-by-design and privacy-by-default protections to children and teens online.

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Aug 28, 2024

Accountable Tech Statement on Advancement of California’s Landmark AI Safety Bill

Today, the California General Assembly passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047) — a landmark bill that would require AI developers to adhere to common sense safety guidelines for new AI models. The legislation, which is sponsored by California State Senator Scott Wiener, would introduce crucial guardrails around AI development, including requiring pre-deployment safety testing and third-party auditing. The bill will head back to the State Senate for a confirmation vote and then to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk.

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Aug 16, 2024

Accountable Tech on Appeals Court Ruling on the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

Accountable Tech Executive Director and Co-Founder Nicole Gill issued the following statement on the Ninth Circuit Court’s narrowing of the district court’s injunction blocking California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code: The Ninth Circuit’s ruling makes clear that the lower court’s injunction was far too broad. The district court must now reconsider the safety-by-design and privacy-by-default protections central to the Age-Appropriate Design Code.