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Illinois lawmakers are considering several measures for the new legislative session on how to respond to the emergence of artificial intelligence. The Democratic-controlled legislature, in the early stages of a two-year term, is considering bills to address how AI affects residents in areas including education, health care, insurance and elections, picking up on work from the previous General Assembly.
This week in Springfield, social worker Anjanette Young told state lawmakers about the trauma she experienced in testimony on legislation that would essentially bar no-knock search warrants in the state. The measure dubbed the Anjanette Young Act passed through the committee on an 8-5 vote, but it’s likely to be subject to more negotiations. An Illinois House committee also approved by a 10-5 vote a measure that would create a statewide public defender’s office to assist under-resourced county public defenders throughout Illinois.
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