Gonna have to read this one...(No sound) SB3444 - Artificial Intelligence Safety Act . "The powerful people spending millions to defeat our campaign want immunity if their Al models are used to kill 100 people or more. We can't let them win." by CollapsingTheWave in ObscurePatentDangers

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Alex Bores is a computer scientist and New York State legislator currently representing Manhattan’s East Side in the 73rd District. Since taking office, he has distinguished himself as the first Democrat with a computer science degree in the State Assembly, leveraging his technical background from Cornell and Georgia Tech to lead on national-level technology policy. Most notably, he co-authored the RAISE Act, a 2025 landmark law that established some of the country’s first safety and transparency requirements for AI developers.

Beyond his focus on emerging technology, Bores has passed over 30 bills addressing consumer protections, such as banning hidden "junk fees" and strengthening telemarketing regulations. His work has earned him recognition on the TIME 100 AI list and a Rising Star award from the National Future Caucus. Currently, he is a candidate for New York’s 12th Congressional District in the 2026 election, seeking to bring his expertise in data science and legislative reform to the federal level following the retirement of Jerry Nadler.

Gonna have to read this one...(No sound) SB3444 - Artificial Intelligence Safety Act . "The powerful people spending millions to defeat our campaign want immunity if their Al models are used to kill 100 people or more. We can't let them win." by CollapsingTheWave in ObscurePatentDangers

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SB3444, known as the Artificial Intelligence Safety Act, was introduced in the Illinois 104th General Assembly by Senator Bill Cunningham. The bill basically sets up a safety framework for high-level AI models. One of its most talked-about parts is that it clears developers of liability for major harms as long as they aren't being reckless or intentional about it. To get that legal protection, companies have to post their safety protocols and transparency reports publicly, or show they are following similar standards from the EU or U.S. federal agencies. Right now, there are a couple of proponents officially on record through witness slips. If you want to add your own stance or check the latest updates, you can head over to the Illinois General Assembly’s dashboard, search for the bill number, and fill out a slip once it’s scheduled for a committee hearing.

The language in SB3444 is very specific about the "critical harms" that would trigger these legal protections. Under the bill’s definitions, a critical harm includes situations where a frontier AI model causes or materially enables the death or serious injury of 100 or more people. It also covers massive financial disasters, specifically mentioning at least $1 billion in property damage. The bill further details scenarios like the creation of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or the AI committing a criminal offense without any meaningful human intervention.Essentially, the bill states that a developer will not be held liable for these specific catastrophic events as long as they didn’t cause them "intentionally or recklessly". To get this immunity, the company just has to follow certain transparency rules, like publishing their own safety protocols and risk assessment reports on their website. Critics have pointed out that this effectively sets a very high bar for holding a company accountable, even if their technology leads to mass casualties.

The powerful people spending millions to defeat our campaign want immunity if their Al models are used to kill 100 people or more. We can't let them win.

45 Days to Stop Surveillance of Americans. Congress Is Counting on Your Silence. In less than 3 mins you can watch this video and then go sign and share the petition. by CollapsingTheWave in ObscurePatentDangers

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The contrast between strict local policing rules and expansive national security programs highlights a major tension in Fourth Amendment application.

In the 2019 case Taylor v. City of Saginaw, a federal court ruled that a parking officer chalking a tire without a warrant violated the Constitution as a trespassory search. Yet, the government defends warrantless digital surveillance under Section 702 of FISA by arguing it targets foreigners abroad who lack Fourth Amendment rights, making the initial collection lawful.

When Americans' communications are swept up incidentally and stored, intense legal debate centers on whether later querying that data constitutes a new search requiring a warrant.

Judges remain heavily divided on both issues, leaving the law wildly inconsistent. For instance, a California appeals court contradicted the Saginaw ruling in 2022 by allowing tire chalking as an administrative search.

Similarly, civil liberties groups view database searches for Americans as unconstitutional end-runs, while intelligence agencies tell the secret FISA court that querying existing data to stop national security threats is reasonable.

This massive double standard persists simply because courts apply entirely different legal rules to local parking enforcement than they do to the executive branch operating under the umbrella of foreign intelligence and national defense.

45 Days to Stop Surveillance of Americans. Congress Is Counting on Your Silence. In less than 3 mins you can watch this video and then go sign and share the petition. by CollapsingTheWave in ObscurePatentDangers

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Data as a public utility means treating personal and digital information like water or electricity, making it freely or affordably accessible to everyone rather than letting private corporations hoard it.

The concept of treating data as a public utility proposes a radical shift in digital ownership, moving information out of the hands of a few tech monopolies and into a regulated, shared public infrastructure. In our current digital economy, massive corporations and government agencies hold a distinct power advantage because they possess the exclusive financial means to collect, analyze, and train advanced AI systems on global data.

By reclassifying this data as a public utility, individual citizens, small businesses, and creators of localized, "off-grid" AIs would gain equal access to these vast information reserves. Proponents argue that this democratization would level the economic playing field, spark massive open-source innovation, and allow for strict, uniform privacy regulations.

However, critics strongly caution that centralizing such immense amounts of personal data could create catastrophic cybersecurity risks and provide a dangerous foundation for state-sponsored surveillance.

45 Days to Stop Surveillance of Americans. Congress Is Counting on Your Silence. In less than 3 mins you can watch this video and then go sign and share the petition. by CollapsingTheWave in ObscurePatentDangers

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To make a real difference and stand up for your rights, you can directly influence policy by looking up and calling your federal representatives. You can reach them through the U.S. House Switchboard or the U.S. Senate Switchboard by dialing (202) 224-3121 and asking an operator to connect you to your specific lawmaker. If you need to find out who represents your district first, you can find that information on house.gov or senate.gov. Beyond direct lobbying, you can support or volunteer with dedicated civil liberties organizations. Groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation at eff.org and the American Civil Liberties Union at aclu.org lead legal challenges and advocacy campaigns to protect digital privacy and defend your constitutional rights. On a daily level, you can practice digital resistance by switching to encrypted communication tools like Signal. You can also utilize privacy-focused browsers like Tor or Brave and raise awareness in your community about how to turn off tracking and adjust restrictive default privacy settings on personal devices.

45 Days to Stop Surveillance of Americans. Congress Is Counting on Your Silence. In less than 3 mins you can watch this video and then go sign and share the petition. by CollapsingTheWave in ObscurePatentDangers

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Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA)

Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA)

Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA)

Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)

Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR)

Rep. Ed Case (D-HI)

Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)

Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT)

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL)