Why It Matters
Port Side Strategies LLC registered as a lobbyist for Guardrails Action Inc., signed Aug. 13. The company is actively lobbying on consumer issues/safety/protection, labor issues/antitrust/workplace, and telecommunications.
Broader Context
Federal artificial intelligence legislation has stalled while states drive binding AI regulation. California passed AB 325, which prohibits the use of common pricing algorithms by two or more entities. A $150 million AI lobbying war has been fueled over federal preemption; worker and consumer groups oppose federal preemption efforts that would block state progress without establishing meaningful national safeguards.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) oversees antitrust cases against Meta and Amazon, proposed a policy statement on the suppression of accuracy in AI systems, and enforces AI-related consumer-protection rules.
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