Tech companies push for AI self-regulation: Week in Brief

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The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in professional licensing, regulation, and digital government. This week, Sarah and Jordan discuss a move from Big Tech companies to pursue self-regulation as more advanced AI models continue to develop, efforts from Indiana lawmakers to assess state policies at regulatory agencies, and more.

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Welcome to the Week in Brief Podcast, a weekly 10-minute review of some of the biggest headlines in licensure, regulation, and digital government.

Every week, join Ascend Editor-in-Chief Paul Leavoy and Sarah Rivin, Government Affairs Manager at Thentia, as they provide a quick summary of the week’s leading stories, which you can explore in more depth by checking out our Week in Brief series, published every Monday, and by signing up for the Week in Brief newsletter. Filling in for Paul this week is Ascend content writer Jordan Milian.

This week, Sarah and Jordan discuss:

A new coalition of Big Tech companies seeking to regulate the development of more advanced AI models.
Efforts from New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and other officials to streamline licensing for social work associates in the state.
The Indiana legislature’s new Government Reform Task Force, which seeks to assess several state-level agencies, and more.

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