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TNB Tech Minute: White House Proposes Framework for AI Legislation
20 Mar 2026
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Pro's number one most trusted app, based on August 2025 proprietary survey. Here's your afternoon TNB Tech Minute for Friday, March 20th. I'm Danny Lewis for The Wall Street Journal. The White House has released its long-awaited framework for artificial intelligence legislation. Under President Trump's proposal, AI model developers would face limited requirements.
The administration also wants to prioritize kids' safety, the energy needed for data centers, and copyright protections. Trump is racing to pass AI legislation through Congress as Silicon Valley has been lobbying the White House to preempt many state-level rules that have been implemented. Efforts to pass similar legislation failed last year.
Elsewhere in AI, the head of Publicis Group's consulting arm, Sapient, says its clients are warming up to the technology after taking a wait-and-see approach. The firm says companies are increasingly interested in AI projects as they move from experimenting with the technology to implementation.
In an interview with the journal, Sapient's CEO says the company has launched three AI-focused platforms to help clients accelerate software development, build AI agents and orchestrate workflows, and automate IT platform maintenance. And Nextar Media says it has closed its $6.2 billion merger with rival Tegna.
The TV station owner says the combination has been cleared by the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Justice Department. The move will consolidate the ownership of hundreds of local television stations across the country.
While the merger is facing challenges from several states on antitrust grounds, a benchmark analyst told the Journal the rest of the industry will have to choose between pursuing their own mergers or face increased competition from a now-massive Nexstar. And that's a wrap on your TNB Tech Minutes.
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