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The biggest burst of AI lawmaking in US history. New York's RAISE Act creates the first state-level frontier model oversight office. Utah signs 9 AI bills. Tennessee votes 93-2 that AI is not a person.
Governor Ferguson signs two AI safety bills. Oregon passes the toughest chatbot law in the country with a private right of action. The EU's Digital Omnibus threatens to gut the AI Act before it's even enforced.
California's governor fires back at Trump's AI framework with a new executive order. Tennessee outlaws AI mental health impersonation. Dozens of bills advance in state legislatures.
ChatGPT now tracks 70% more data types than last year. Meta AI harvests 95% of possible categories. And with FISA Section 702 expiring April 20, the data broker loophole that lets agencies buy your AI conversations without a warrant hangs in the balance.
The Trump administration releases a national AI framework demanding Congress preempt state laws. Washington and Oregon respond by signing chatbot bills into law.
European Parliament bans AI nudification tools, Pennsylvania's SAFECHAT Act passes Senate 49-1, and Colorado prepares to scrap its landmark AI law for a simpler framework.
Browser extensions are harvesting ChatGPT and Claude conversations for sale. Here's what's happening and how to protect yourself.
Washington and Oregon sign first chatbot safety laws, 50+ Republicans push back on Trump's preemption agenda, and the EU moves to simplify AI Act compliance.
Brown University research identifies 15 ethical risks when LLMs act as therapists, including crisis mishandling and reinforcing harmful beliefs.
Oregon becomes the first state to pass a major chatbot safety bill in 2026 as states race to protect minors from AI companion harms while the Trump administration threatens federal preemption.
A wrongful death lawsuit claims Google's chatbot constructed an alternate reality that led to a man's suicide, raising urgent questions about AI safety for vulnerable users
Mount Sinai researchers found OpenAI's health chatbot recognized dangerous symptoms in its own explanations but still told patients to wait instead of seeking emergency care.
78 chatbot bills are active in 27 states as lawmakers respond to tragedies involving Character.AI and other companion chatbots. California and New York laws are already in effect.
Tennessee made it a felony to train AI chatbots that encourage suicide. Virginia is banning AI therapist impersonators. A dozen states have bills moving through legislatures right now.
A Firebase misconfiguration exposed complete chat histories from one of the most popular AI apps. A researcher found 196 of 198 AI apps he tested had the same problem.
An Oxford study found AI chatbots diagnose conditions correctly 94.9% of the time on paper, but only 34.5% when talking to actual people. The implications for AI benchmarks extend far beyond medicine.
