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March 3, 2026

TCAI guide: What parents should know about the social media addiction trials

March 3, 2026

The third in a series of landmark liability trials is opening this week in federal court in Oakland, California. In the first two trials, jurors found Instagram and YouTube liable for addicting and harming kids. What’s it all about? We have concise answers in clear, plain language.

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March 3, 2026

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Bill guide: Pennsylvania House considers two frontier AI safety bills, HB 2800 and HB 2829

October 20, 2026

AI News, Pennsylvania, frontier models

Bill guide: Pennsylvania House considers two frontier AI safety bills, HB 2800 and HB 2829

October 20, 2026

AI News, Pennsylvania, frontier models

Two lawmakers debuted frontier AI model safety bills in Harrisburg yesterday—the first to be introduced after the OpenAI / Hugging Face attacks. They contain strong pre-deployment requirements that would strengthen standards set earlier this year in Illinois and California.

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October 20, 2026

AI News, Pennsylvania, frontier models

October 16, 2026

AI News, AI Legislation Update

AI Legislative Update: Oct. 16, 2026

October 16, 2026

AI News, AI Legislation Update

Lawmakers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are moving forward on bills dealing with chatbots, liability, AI disclosure, and health insurance pre-authorizations.

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October 16, 2026

AI News, AI Legislation Update

Eight states file lawsuits against OpenAI over ChatGPT hurting children and deceiving parents

October 15, 2026

AI News, ChatGPT

Eight states file lawsuits against OpenAI over ChatGPT hurting children and deceiving parents

October 15, 2026

AI News, ChatGPT

State AGs assert the company’s main product, ChatGPT, harmed children and deceived parents with claims of safety that company officials knew were untrue.

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October 15, 2026

AI News, ChatGPT

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AI Legislation Tracker Map: Bills in play in 2026

Use our map to track AI-related legislation in all 50 states.

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TCAI Mid-Year AI Legislation Report: 84 new AI laws enacted in 27 states so far in 2026

Lawmakers passed bills on chatbot safety, education and children’s digital lives, medical authorization and mental health, consumer rights, and frontier model oversight. More states are expected to weigh in by year’s end.

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AI Legislative Update: Oct. 16, 2026

Lawmakers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are moving forward on bills dealing with chatbots, liability, AI disclosure, and health insurance pre-authorizations.

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Bill guide: Pennsylvania House considers two frontier AI safety bills, HB 2800 and HB 2829

Two lawmakers debuted frontier AI model safety bills in Harrisburg yesterday—the first to be introduced after the OpenAI / Hugging Face attacks. They contain strong pre-deployment requirements that would strengthen standards set earlier this year in Illinois and California.

Bruce Barcott 9/22/26 Bruce Barcott 9/22/26

Illinois, California, Oregon govs fast-track AI safety measures with executive orders

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom both took executive action over the past four days to address the dangers of unchecked AI models. We have full details on both EOs.

Bruce Barcott 9/4/26 Bruce Barcott 9/4/26

State AI safety leaders demand tech companies ‘eliminate risk of catastrophe’

One day after OpenAI released its powerful Astra model, the authors of the most important frontier AI safety laws released an open letter sounding the alarm. Read the full letter here.

Bruce Barcott 7/6/26 Bruce Barcott 7/6/26

Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs nation’s ‘most protective’ AI Safety Measures Act into law

The law sets a strong new standard for regulating the largest and costliest AI models, known as frontier models. Illinois becomes the first state to require independent third-party safety audits with regular transparency reports.