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Georgia Sends Three AI Bills to Governor Kemp as Legislature Adjourns
Georgia's legislature adjourns with three AI bills on Governor Kemp's desk: chatbot disclosure requirements for minors, a ban on AI-only insurance decisions, and a study committee on AI's broader impact. The bills arrive amid White House pressure on states to avoid heavy-handed regulation.
OpenAI and Google Employees Rally Behind Anthropic in Pentagon AI Lawsuit
More than 30 employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind have filed statements supporting Anthropic's legal challenge against the Defense Department's ban on its AI models in government systems.
California Signs First-of-Its-Kind AI Executive Order, Setting a De Facto National Standard
Governor Newsom's executive order requires AI companies contracting with California to meet safety and privacy guardrails — positioning the state as the U.S. standard-setter on AI oversight.
CFR Warns AI Faces a Crisis of Control: Rogue Models, Bioweapons, and a Policy Vacuum
The Council on Foreign Relations argues that AI proliferation and model deception represent a dual crisis, while Washington remains years away from consensus on security frameworks. The window for establishing global standards is narrowing.
The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act: Federal Government Makes Its Biggest Push Yet to Preempt State AI Laws
Senator Blackburn's discussion draft and the White House's seven-pillar AI framework signal Washington's most coordinated attempt at comprehensive federal AI regulation, with state preemption as the central battleground.
Tennessee Bans AI Therapy Bots, Criminalizes Training Models That Encourage Suicide
Governor Bill Lee signs SB 1580, prohibiting AI systems from posing as mental health professionals. A separate bill would make training AI to encourage suicide a Class A felony. Red and blue states alike are racing to regulate AI companion apps.
CIA Journal Warns AI Is Eroding Digital Trust So Fast That Cold War Spycraft May Return
A paper in the CIA-backed journal Studies in Intelligence argues that AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic communications are degrading digital trust so severely that intelligence agencies may need to revive dead drops, brush passes, and in-person tradecraft.
White House Unveils AI Policy Framework, Pushes to Preempt State Laws
The Trump administration released a National Policy Framework for AI on March 20, calling for federal preemption of state AI laws while prioritizing child safety and a sector-specific regulatory approach.
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Reddit Declares War on Bots: New [App] Labels and Human Verification Are Coming
Reddit is rolling out mandatory bot labeling, human verification for suspicious accounts, and removing 100,000 unauthorized bots daily as AI-generated content floods the platform.
China Unveils Comprehensive AI Governance Framework
Beijing's new framework establishes mandatory registration, algorithmic auditing, and data governance requirements for all AI systems operating in China.
EU AI Act Enforcement Begins: What Every AI Company Needs to Know
The EU AI Act's first major enforcement deadline passed February 2, 2026. Here's a plain-English breakdown of what's now required, who's affected, and what happens if you're not compliant.
AI Chips for Cash? The UAE-Trump Crypto Deal That Raised Alarms
A $2 billion UAE deposit in Trump's crypto firm preceded an AI chip export deal by just two weeks. Here's what we know -- and what we don't.
Political Deepfakes Cross a Line: The AI Propaganda Crisis
An AI-generated video depicting a former president's arrest signals a dangerous new chapter in political propaganda. How deepfakes erode trust in real evidence.