Big Tech Bets Child Safety Can Save AI Preemption

As midterms approach and Democrats threaten to gain congressional control, Big Tech is making a desperate push to bundle AI regulation preemption with child safety laws in a last-ditch effort to pass comprehensive AI rules before the political landscape shifts. The strategy reveals how tech companies are willing to complicate legislation by tying together unrelated issues to achieve their regulatory goals. This political gambit highlights both the industry's desperation and the complexity of Washington deal-making around emerging technologies.