AI Policy, Data Centers, and Antitrust Fault Lines – The Capitol Forum’s Tech Policy Briefing

Companies we’re reporting on this month:

Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Anthropic, JetBlue, and more.

Teddy will provide his regular update on key tech policy headlines, followed by discussion and audience Q&A.

Questions we’ll be covering:

• The failure of California’s SB 1074, the anti-self-preferencing BASED Act, and why it may be a prelude to the upcoming fight over the COMPETE Act
• Political signals emerging from backlash to Maine Governor Janet Mills’ veto of a data center ban, and how data centers could become a gateway issue for broader anti-Big Tech sentiment, including implications from our reporting on ratepayer protection pledges
• The implications of Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and the growing trend of large AI firms seeking information-sharing antitrust exemptions in the name of cybersecurity and safety
• Age verification as a fault line in competing Senate kids and chatbot bills, alongside the FTC’s relatively soft approach to AI oversight compared to more aggressive state-level action in Florida
• The JetBlue pricing controversy bringing renewed public attention to surveillance pricing, and the divergence in legislative approaches emerging in states such as Colorado and Maryland

We look forward to the conversation. To submit a question in advance, please email editorial@thecapitolforum.com.

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