Consumer, Industry Groups Oppose Hotline for AI Liability Bill

Removing liability protections for generative AI tools would have significant, negative impacts on online free expression, content moderation and innovation, advocates and industry groups wrote Senate leaders Monday. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., announced plans to seek unanimous consent through a hotline process for his No Section 230 Immunity for AI Act (see 2306150059). A coalition of groups, including the Computer & Communications Industry Association, American Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Prosperity, Center for Democracy and Technology, Chamber of Progress, Electronic Frontier Foundation, R Street Institute and TechFreedom, sent the opposition letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Generative AI “is a complex issue that deserves careful thought and nuanced, precise legislation -- not a rigid, heavy-handed overreaction that threatens to undermine free speech, user safety, and American competitiveness in the AI marketplace,” they wrote. “We urge Congress to consider a more thoughtful approach.”