AI Regulation

The Trump administration's drive to create a single federal AI framework is colliding with a bipartisan wall of state resistance, setting up a constitutional battle that could define AI governance for a generation.

Executive Order N-5-26 requires AI vendors seeking California state contracts to certify safeguards against illegal content, bias, and civil rights violations within 120 days.

A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered OpenAI to hand over more than 100 million de-identified ChatGPT conversation logs to copyright plaintiffs, marking the most aggressive discovery ruling yet in the sprawling litigation over AI training on copyrighted material.

The EU Council and Parliament endorsed amendments delaying high-risk AI system deadlines by up to 16 months and banning nonconsensual deepfake imagery, as Amnesty International warns of a rights rollback.

The Trump administration released a seven-pillar legislative blueprint on March 20 that asks Congress to override state AI laws and adopt a light-touch federal approach, drawing opposition from both parties.

The EU Council agreed to delay high-risk AI system rules to late 2027 and 2028, adding a deepfake ban while drawing civil society warnings of deregulation disguised as simplification.

With EU AI Act disclosure rules taking effect in August 2026 and California's SB 942 already in force, the industry's C2PA content credential ecosystem faces a critical adoption shortfall that could undermine the entire provenance framework.

The Trump administration's 90-day clock runs out on March 11, forcing the FTC to declare how consumer protection law applies to AI and the Commerce Department to flag state AI laws for potential DOJ litigation.

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI pledge to fund their own power generation for AI data centers, but experts question enforceability as moratorium bills spread across U.S. states.

Consumer backlash follows OpenAI's DoD agreement; Claude climbs to No. 1 on U.S. App Store as QuitGPT campaign claims 1.5 million participants.

Dario Amodei rejected the Pentagon's 'final offer' on Claude's military use, triggering a supply chain risk designation and government-wide ban. Hours later, OpenAI struck a rival deal with identical safety principles—accepting the same terms Washington called unacceptable from Anthropic.

As the Commerce Department's 90-day deadline approaches, a constitutional confrontation over AI governance is taking shape between the White House and state legislatures across the country.