Will Oremus
I cover online speech and tech policy for the Washington Post and write the Tech Brief newsletter. Sign up to follow my work: washingtonpost.com/newsletters/follow-…
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- Republicans slipped into a reconciliation bill a provision that would nullify all state-level AI laws and ban any new ones for the next decade. Consumer advocates and Democrats are furious. The bill will be marked up *today.* My newsletter: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
- Opening a significant Senate hearing on AI policy at which Sam Altman will testify, Ted Cruz (R-Texas) calls for a hands-off approach: "To lead in AI, the United States cannot allow regulation, even the supposedly benign kind, to choke innovation." Live: www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/5/winni...
- Reposted by Will OremusToday I lean heavily on the concept of reflective beliefs, which has lived rent-free in my head since @himself.bsky.social wrote his own piece on contemporary media. I situate it in various points in American history to understand the media systems of the eras www.liberalcurrents.com/why-we-need-...
