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Illinois Drops the Hammer on AI Companies. Pritzker isn't playing. (gizmodo.com)
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[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 25 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Those requirements are set to go into effect on January 1, 2028, now that the bill has been signed into law.

Why is he waiting 1.5 years to drop the hammer?

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 23 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

To give the companies plenty of time to build up a case that ties it up in courts for years. Meanwhile, he gets to use it for campaign propaganda.

[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 hours ago

Pritzker is a tool of AIPAC who dropped the proverbial nerf-hammer / rubber dildo

Fuxk him and Newsome and all the DNC

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago

Because government moves at the speed of government