OpenAI and Anthropic want AI rules. Connecticut is already writing them

The article, published by ctinsider.com, reports that Connecticut is writing rules for artificial intelligence while the federal government weighs limiting the authority that makes those rules possible. The report states that the Trump administration has said states should not regulate AI development itself. The article's title states that OpenAI and Anthropic want AI rules, and that Connecticut is already writing them. The piece is framed around the question of what comes next for AI law in the state.

According to the report, State Sen. James Maroney said lawmakers from different states are coordinating with one another. The stated purpose of that coordination, as the article describes it, is to avoid making compliance impossible for companies. The report presents the coordination among lawmakers in different states as a response to the prospect of requirements that vary from state to state. It does not describe the specific provisions Connecticut is drafting, nor does it give a timetable for their adoption.

The report states that the federal government is weighing limits on the authority that enables state rulemaking, and that the administration's position is that states should not regulate AI development itself. Connecticut's activity is presented in that context. The article also places the stated positions of OpenAI and Anthropic alongside it, describing both companies as wanting AI rules at a time when a state is already writing them. The report's subject is what comes next for Connecticut AI law.