Deepfakes and chatbots led the concerns of lawmakers in 2025, with red and blue states enacting measures to protect kids and personal identity. Also: A law against AI posing as a nurse, a ban on China’s DeepSeek model, and ‘humans-only’ laws covering therapists and college instructors.
The White House has issued an executive order aimed at curbing the implementation of certain state AI laws. We have a full guide to what the order does, and does not do.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed a major ‘AI Bill of Rights’ that includes parental controls, AI disclosure requirements, and protections for an individual’s name, image, and likeness.
Members of the House and Senate are expected to reconvene in Congress this week to address a number of pressing issues. They only have about three weeks before adjourning for the holidays.
Microsoft is now embedding its Copilot AI system in every version of Word. The AI model will ingest and remember every word you type, unless you disable it.
