Montana Becomes First State to Enshrine ‘Right to Compute’ Into Law - Montana Newsroom

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• astutemural@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “Hmm, this seems like a good idea”. Supported by a bunch of AI business groups. “…this seems like less of a good idea.”

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• W3dd1e@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Montana’s new slogan. No restriction on AI. Come here and ruin our state with data centers.

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  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is how I read it. Their slanted court and legislature will determine access goes both ways and force the centers into their communities. Funny how they are putting them as far north with access to water sources.

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    • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Let’s hope that whole “Ultra-Volcano” underneath them doesn’t turn out to be true.

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  • Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Of all the states it’s a great pick. Cold weather much of the year to help cool systems naturally.

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• Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Promise this will be nothing good for Montana or it’s citizens.

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  • Delta_V@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Its Orwellian double-speak. It implements restrictions on how people in Montana are allowed to use their personal property (computers) where no restrictions existed before.

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    • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I just read the bill. Where are you seeing restrictions? I’m reading it as restrictions are banned unless there is compelling reason for the government to enact such restrictions. That’s all well enough defined.

      Only negative thing I’m seeing is this seems to make banning new DCs a lot tougher.

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    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Figured it was something like this.

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• Harkronis@kbin.melroy.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And this will be the last time we'll hear of Montana for a while after this.

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  • General_Effort@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yes. I think the last time I heard of Montana was in The Hunt for Red October.

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• treadful@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The bill text seems pretty reasonable. Basically just says the government needs a good reason to create regulations on computation.

  It even explicitly mentions good reasons may include things like fraud, deepfakes, and public nuisances of datacenters.

  As a Montanan, I’m cool with it. Guess we’ll see how it’s used.

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  • Cooper8@feddit.online ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s too bad it leaves the door open for age verification requirements, but the language is overall pretty decent.

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  • General_Effort@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I wonder if this would make it illegal to cut off someone’s internet if they are accused of piracy. Probably that sort of thing still goes.

    It might provide a protection against anti-circumvention laws and such; laws that make it criminal to mess with hardware DRM on your devices.

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    • VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      My first thought was about potentially protecting encryption, with all the privacy-invading laws that are popping up here in the US and abroad, but after skimming through the bill it seems like they could still use the “but criminals use encryption” line

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• pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  While the law allows state regulation of computation in the interest of public health and safety, it sets a high bar: any restrictions must be demonstrably necessary and narrowly tailored to serve a compelling interest. Legal experts note that this is one of the most protective standards available under Montana law.

  The act also includes provisions for AI-controlled critical infrastructure, requiring both a “shutdown mechanism” to allow human control and annual safety reviews — a move aimed at balancing innovation with public safety concerns.

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