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State AI Laws, Preemption and Health Innovation with Adam Thierer

Mar 20, 2026 · 54m

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In Episode 129 of DC EKG , Joe Grogan sits down with returning guest Adam Thierer , Resident Senior Fellow for Technology and Innovation at the R Street Institute , to break down the surge of state by state AI laws and why a patchwork approach could slow innovation, especially in healthcare. Adam explains how more than a thousand state AI bills are flooding the zone, what types of “everything bills” are emerging, and why some states are trying to set national standards from Albany or Sacramento. Joe and Adam connect the federalism debate to real world health innovation, including mental health chatbots, algorithmic discrimination laws, and why compliance costs hit “little tech” hardest.…