As per CNBC's report, with U.S. states taking heed of voters' apprehensions regarding the risks tied to AI deployment, Senator Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee has emphasized the urgency of pushing forward federal-level regulatory legislation for AI. Earlier, tech behemoths like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta were strong proponents of a federal prohibition. Their aim was to stop states from individually crafting their own AI regulatory frameworks, thereby steering clear of a patchwork of AI regulations across different states that might impede the industry's overall progress.