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Richard Blumenthal

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Richard Blumenthal is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Connecticut since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Blumenthal has focused on issues such as consumer protection, healthcare, and veterans' affairs during his tenure. He previously served as the Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011, where he gained recognition for his advocacy on behalf of consumers and his efforts to hold corporations accountable. Blumenthal has been an active voice in the Senate, participating in various committees and addressing key national issues.

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Jan 10, 2024

I think there are some that maybe we can form a consensus around, just as Senator Hawley and I have on the framework that we've proposed.

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Jan 10, 2024

The argument could be made, I think, that the law now requires this kind of licensing.

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Jan 10, 2024

Nonetheless, we have introduced No Section 230 Immunity for AI Act, just to make it explicit and clear.

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Jan 10, 2024

There is no free lunch here. The content doesn't appear by magic, and we need to protect both the innovation and the creativity.

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Jan 10, 2024

One of the core principles of the framework that Senator Hawley and I have proposed is record keeping and transparency.

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Jan 10, 2024

One of the core principles of the framework that Senator Hawley and I have proposed is record keeping and transparency.

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Jan 10, 2024

I think there are some that maybe we can form a consensus around, just as Senator Hawley and I have on the framework that we've proposed.

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Jan 10, 2024

My point would be that those hundreds of journalists who are working their hearts out right now... they deserve compensation for the content they're creating.

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Jan 10, 2024

local reporting is the lifeblood of our democracy, and local reporting by newspapers and broadcast stations are in existential crisis.

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Jan 9, 2024

local reporting is the lifeblood of our democracy, and local reporting by newspapers and broadcast stations are in existential crisis.

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Jan 9, 2024

Thank you. Thanks, Senator Klobuchar.

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Jan 9, 2024

We're going to continue working on this topic.

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Jan 9, 2024

The argument could be made, I think, that the law now requires this kind of licensing.

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Jan 9, 2024

They deserve compensation for the content they're creating.

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Jan 9, 2024

Not a single witness has contended that AI, generative or otherwise, is covered by Section 230.

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Jan 9, 2024

I want to thank my colleague, Senator Klobuchar, and Senator Lee, for their work on legislation that I've joined as a co-sponsor.

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Jan 9, 2024

A right without a remedy is not worth the paper it's printed on.

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Jan 9, 2024

But if Meta or Google or OpenAI takes The New Yorker logo, or the Hartford Courant's headline, and in effect creates some kind of false content, that is defamatory.

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Jan 9, 2024

I'm very hopeful that Congress perhaps can act on this issue because it has an urgency.

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Jan 9, 2024

Well, the printing press never created anything. Ben Franklin ran a printing shop, and Ben Franklin would never have told us here that, 'Oh, it's not my fault. It's the printing press that did it.'

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Jan 9, 2024

The organizations that use your content to train or appropriated, in effect, misappropriated without crediting or paying for it, can't be sued.

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Jan 9, 2024

One of the core principles of the framework that Senator Hawley and I have proposed is record keeping and transparency.

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Dec 11, 2023

We learned about the Fouled Anchor report only because CNN found out about it, reported on it.

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