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.
Every Friday, TCAI brings you an overview of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Chatbot bills were introduced in California, Washington, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
In the first of a series of interviews with state AI policy leaders, New York’s Alex Bores takes a look back at the RAISE Act and offers advice to fellow lawmakers engaging with AI issues in 2026.
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.
Track bills by subject: All AI bills, deepfake bills, chatbot bills, and more.
Every Friday, TCAI brings you an overview of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Chatbot bills were introduced in California, Washington, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
