Michigan Bipartisan Bill to Restrict Advanced AI Faces Gridlock

July 11, 2025, 11:15 AM UTC

Michigan could become the first state to make tech companies liable for preventing cyberattacks and other public safety threats enabled by artificial intelligence under a measure that has attracted bipartisan support.

AI developers would have to develop safety plans, protect whistleblowers, and retain third-party auditors under the bill (H.B. 4668) introduced June 24 by state Rep. Sarah Lightner (R). Similar legislation (A.B. 6453B) cleared the Democratic-controlled New York Legislature in June and awaits action by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) before the end of the year.

The Michigan bill is part of a wider reassertion of states’ ...

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