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DOJ Has An AI Lawsuit Task Force

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For the first time in American history, the U.S. Department of Justice has gone to court to block a state AI law.

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For the first time in American history, the U.S. Department of Justice has gone to court to block a state AI law. On Friday, the DOJ filed to intervene in xAI's federal challenge against Colorado SB24-205. The first comprehensive state AI antidiscrimination law in the country.

The press release used the word WOKE in the title. That is not subtle. The Justice Department called the law a woke DEI mandate and said it threatens national and economic security. The message to every other state currently drafting an AI bill is unmistakable. If you pass one, we sue you.

What is actually being fought over: high-risk AI systems used in hiring, mortgages, healthcare, insurance, and housing. Each violation can cost twenty thousand dollars under Colorado's Consumer Protection Act. The law takes effect June 30, sixty-five days away.

This is no longer Musk versus Colorado. This is Washington versus the states. And the AI Litigation Task Force inside DOJ has a single mandate. Find state AI laws and sue them. The Colorado intervention is the FIRST product of that task force. It will not be the last.

Stay sharp.

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<p>For the first time in American history, the U.S. Department of Justice has gone to court to block a state AI law. On Friday, the DOJ filed to intervene in xAI's federal challenge against Colorado SB24-205. The first comprehensive state AI antidiscrimination law in the country.</p>
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<p>The press release used the word WOKE in the title. That is not subtle. The Justice Department called the law a woke DEI mandate and said it threatens national and economic security. The message to every other state currently drafting an AI bill is unmistakable. If you pass one, we sue you.</p>
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<p>What is actually being fought over: high-risk AI systems used in hiring, mortgages, healthcare, insurance, and housing. Each violation can cost twenty thousand dollars under Colorado's Consumer Protection Act. The law takes effect June 30, sixty-five days away.</p>
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<p>This is no longer Musk versus Colorado. This is Washington versus the states. And the AI Litigation Task Force inside DOJ has a single mandate. Find state AI laws and sue them. The Colorado intervention is the FIRST product of that task force. It will not be the last.</p>
<p>Stay sharp.</p>

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DOJ just sued a state over an AI law. The first time in U.S. history.

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