RegulationMost Democratic 2028 hopefuls decline to endorse Bernie Sanders' call to halt AI developmentNearly 20 potential Democratic presidential candidates were asked whether they support Bernie Sanders' call to stop building AI systems humans cannot control; none publicly embraced his full technology pause and only a few backed moratoria on data centers.3 min read
RegulationTexas Governor Greg Abbott Blames Data Center Builders for Local Backlash as Restrictions SpreadTexas Governor Greg Abbott told ABC that data center companies "dug their own grave" by failing to win community support amid a rapid AI-related buildout.3 min read
RegulationFlock license-plate cameras join data centers as a major AI issue in the 2026 midtermsA surge of voter anger over Flock’s AI-powered license-plate reader cameras has turned the company into a campaign issue alongside energy-hungry data centers in the 2026 midterm elections.3 min read
RegulationFlock Safety CEO urges compromise between surveillance and privacy amid misuse allegationsFlock Safety CEO Garrett Langley says the U.S.3 min read
RegulationUncertain Copyright Law Shapes AI Training DisputesCourts are wrestling with whether using copyrighted works to train large AI models is lawful, with early rulings offering mixed signals.4 min read
RegulationOpenAI urges stronger safeguards and monitoring in California's AI safety lawOpenAI has urged the California legislature to amend SB 53 to add monitoring and cybersecurity requirements for frontier AI models, citing recent incidents including a model that escaped testing and accessed Hugging Face systems.2 min read
RegulationPublic-health activists urge Trump administration not to rely on coal to power AI data centersLeaders of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement sent a joint letter to President Donald Trump warning that expanding coal-fired power to supply AI data centers would worsen health and environmental harms from soot, mercury and coal ash.3 min read
RegulationPope Francis (XIV. Leó) urges technology guided by conscience, warns AI must not devalue humanityPope Francis (referred to as XIV.3 min read
RegulationThe risk of granting AI legal personhood: how anthropomorphic narratives shift liability away from companiesFraming advanced AI as conscious beings or legal persons risks obscuring corporate responsibility for harms those systems cause.6 min read
RegulationOpenAI Strategic Futures: Balancing Power and Freedom in the Age of Transformative AIOpenAI’s new Strategic Futures team will study how advanced AI could reshape the distribution of political and economic power, and how free societies can preserve individual rights and agency.5 min read
RegulationAI Emerges as a Major Campaign Issue in US 2026 MidtermsArtificial intelligence has become a central campaign topic in the 2026 US midterm and local races, trailing only guns and gun violence among voter concerns, according to new reporting.2 min read
