News Summary

• Tech industry's response includes public outreach, voluntary safety pledges, and opposition to specific oversight proposals.
• Grassroots opposition has moved beyond opinion surveys.
• Regulators in Europe and Asia have moved to impose binding requirements.
• Critics argue that the industry's counter-offensive is driven by financial interests rather than public safety.
• In healthcare, companies including Google, Amazon, and Epic have pushed back against proposed federal rules to increase oversight of AI tools used in patient care, according to a report by Children's Health Defense.