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Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to move at a pace that few regulatory frameworks can match. This week alone underscored just how deeply AI is permeating every corner of the business world—from financial services, health care, and data centers to marketing technologies, web analytics, and core infrastructure. On December 11, President Trump issued a sweeping Executive Order aimed at curbing the growing patchwork of state AI laws and signaling a strong federal push toward uniformity, global competitiveness, and innovation-first AI policy. The Order sets the stage for significant legal, political, and constitutional debate, particularly around state enforcement authority, algorithmic accountability, and the future of consumer protections. At the same time, states and regulators are not standing still. Florida's proposed AI consumer protections, California's continued expansion of privacy enforcement under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and aggressive litig...

  Senators voted overwhelmingly in the early morning hours today to drop the proposed pause on state AI laws that would have dissuaded state lawmakers from regulating artificial intelligence at the local level for the next five years. This latest move opens the door for states like California, New York, Colorado, Illinois, and more to regulate the use of AI in the workplace. Today’s 99-1 vote will clear a path for more laws to be passed in states across the country and almost certainly lead to compliance headaches for multistate employers given the impending regulatory patchwork. What should you do to prepare? Quick Background Original Proposal:  The House passed a sweeping proposal to impose a 10-year moratorium on state-level laws regulating AI on May 22 as part of the budget package.  Read our summary here . Senate Turns Ban into Pause:  Senate leaders veered and introduced a revised proposal on June 5 that would have merely blocked states from receiving federal t...