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NetChoice v. Yost

AI in the Department; Connecticut Passes Sweeping Regulation
by Grant Morgan

Police in Eugene, Oregon, are considering having AI help review body camera footage to check for racist or offensive remarks from officers. The idea surfaced after a controversial incident led to an officer’s resignation in May. Discussions are preliminary, and an existing police-union agreement with the city bars using AI to initiate or investigate misconduct allegations until mid-2027. City officials are also weighing broader rules for surveillance technology after a dispute over license-plate reader cameras last year.

AI Regulation

Connecticut this month enacted one of the country’s broadest AI and online-safety laws. Novel provisions target TikTok-style social media feeds used by minors, with rules planned to take effect in 2028. The law covers several other policy areas, including AI companions, employment-related AI tools, and AI-generated media, and raises new privacy questions around age checks, parental consent, and how platforms identify younger users.

“Minors’ attachment to social media is no accident.”

Judge Eric L. Clay, Sixth Circuit, in NetChoice v. Yost.

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Last year’s U.S. Senate vote rejecting a bill that would
have barred states from regulating AI for 10 years.

Two more sheriff’s deputies in the Atlanta metro area were arrested for allegedly misusing Cherokee County’s license plate reader system. (WSB-TV)

Federal lawmakers are still interested in narrowing states’ ability to regulate AI. A broader measure failed after reaching the U.S. Senate last year. (Axios / MeriTalk)

The Sixth Circuit unblocked, for now, an Ohio law requiring social media platforms to verify age and get parental consent for users under 16. (Courthouse News / Opinion)

AI use inside the Pentagon is surging, according to officials. (Fortune)

AI regulation has increasingly become a high-dollar election-spending issue. (The Guardian)

Federal prosecutors announced the first use of the TAKE IT DOWN Act to target websites distributing sexually explicit, nonconsensual deepfakes. (BleepingComputer)

Sacramento deputies used a drone to remove a knife from an armed suspect’s hand. (SFGATE)

“That video is fake” is becoming an easier argument to make in the era of deepfakes. (Police1)

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The Initial Report is written and edited by Grant Morgan, a former prosecutor who tried high-level felonies and assisted in complex investigations before turning his attention to how artificial intelligence is reshaping the day-to-day work of American prosecutors. The Initial Report tracks the tools, court rulings, and enforcement actions shaping that work.

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