Artificial intelligence is software that performs tasks that normally call for human judgment, such as recognizing patterns, making predictions, and producing text or images. Government oversight is spread across agencies, Congress, states, and courts, each working out which rules apply and who has authority.
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Most people have never heard of CFIUS. But this federal committee has the authority to block deals, force companies to change how they operate, or unwind…
Amazon's reported push to invest $50 billion in OpenAI would be one of the largest venture capital transactions ever recorded. At an $830 billion valuation, this…
A teenager in California spent months asking ChatGPT how to use kratom, a plant-based substance sold at gas stations, to get high. He died of an…
On June 22, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 149 into law. The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, known as TRAIGA, became enforceable on…
AI Applications and Capabilities covers what systems can do, Generative AI covers tools that create content, and Government Use of AI covers how public agencies use them.
AI Governance and Regulation covers who sets rules, and AI Safety covers efforts to prevent serious harm.
AI Ethics and Responsible AI covers accountability and transparency, Algorithmic Bias and Discrimination covers unfair outcomes, and Automated Decision-making covers software that shapes choices about people.
As generative AI affects every sector of the economy, from healthcare diagnostics to creative industries, the legal frameworks governing these technologies are in a…
For the better part of a century, the American traffic signal has operated under a single directive: maximize throughput. The "level of service" is…
The United States Department of Justice has announced a settlement with RealPage, Inc., resolving one of the most significant antitrust cases of the digital…
The U.S. federal government spends more than $100 billion each year on information technology. Yet some of the world's most advanced artificial intelligence systems…
The November 2022 release of ChatGPT thrust artificial intelligence from science fiction into daily reality for millions of Americans. The conversational AI tool, developed…
The United States military is racing to harness artificial intelligence before its adversaries do. The Department of Defense has made AI its top technology…
