A clause in the budget bill would deny all 50 states the ability to enforce any laws around artificial intelligence for a period of ten years. The proposal would have catastrophic consequences for innovation, consumer safety, and American security.

A federal judge ruled that Anthropic’s use of a pirate book database infringed copyright, but the use of books obtained legally represented fair use. We have the full ruling available.

The enactment of TRAIGA represents the first red-state adoption of a comprehensive AI law designed to encourage tech innovation while protecting Texans from harm.

This week: The session ends in Albany with the RAISE Act moving to the governor’s desk. Meanwhile, significant AI bills continue to move forward in Sacramento.

The RAISE Act, passed by the New York legislature on June 12, now awaits approval or veto on the desk of Gov. Kathy Hochul. It’s one of the most significant AI measures passed during the 2025 legislative season.

New York legislators adjourned sine die in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, leaving dozens of bills out of time. Still alive: the RAISE Act, which awaits action on the desk of Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The 53-page report from the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI is expected to shape state AI policy in the coming months and years.

The California AI Abuse Protection Act, SB 11, would strengthen the integrity of legal evidence in addition to creating safeguards against deepfake abuse.

The maker of Barbie, American Girl, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price playsets is gearing up to infuse its toys with AI-driven interactive features.

This week: Vermont’s new ‘Kids Code’ got signed into law, Florida enacted a deepfake law, the New York State Senate approved the RAISE Act, and AI bills kept moving in Sacramento.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott today signed a statewide Kids Code bill into law. The new law requires a duty of care from companies that develop and provide online services or products, ensuring their products will not inflict emotional distress or result in online addiction.

A coalition of civil society groups has filed a complaint asserting that therapy chatbots produced by Character.AI and Meta AI Studio are practicing medicine without a license. They are asking state attorneys general and the FTC to investigate.

An insightful conversation about artificial intelligence, human desires, the attention economy, and how to incentivize more humane AI development: “We want technology that helps us problem-solve, but that also lets us live our lives with dignity and joy.”

Florida became the latest state to protect kids and adults from the harms of AI-generated deepfake images, as Gov. Ron DeSantis signed ‘Brooke’s Law’ into the state’s legal code. The new law requires online platforms to create a process to take down harmful explicit AI deepfake images.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) unveiled a proposal to tie federal broadband funding to a 10-year moratorium on state AI laws.

This week: California’s AI bills survive the deadline for chamber-of-origin approval, Connecticut’s AI bill loses to the clock, and New York’s AI measures continue to simmer in Albany.

The big budget bill currently moving on Capitol Hill contains a clause that would nullify all state laws around artificial intelligence for the next ten years.

In an open letter released this morning, 260 state legislators say the 10-year ban on state AI laws, hidden in the big budget bill, would silence critically needed discussions around AI policy.

A new poll finds that Americans in both parties are strongly in favor of AI regulations, and oppose the decade-long ban on AI safety laws currently being considered in the Congressional budget bill.

This week: Texas lawmakers passed the TRAIGA bill in the Senate. Three California bills that would regulate AI platforms have moved to third reading in the state Senate. Two bills that would regulate transparency in AI and AI-driven chatbots are progressing in New York. Nebraska passed a third bill aimed at protecting kids in the digital realm, and Vermont approved its version of a Kids Code bill.