Technology
Oct. 20, 2025
California's AI laws are setting national trend
As Congress stalls on artificial intelligence regulation, California's sweeping AI legislation is setting a national benchmark. States from New York to Texas are borrowing key principles -- and testing their own limits -- as they craft new rules for the fast-moving technology.





California's recent wave of artificial intelligence legislation is already shaping the national landscape, with other states moving to adopt similar rules. But they are not copying the Golden State's rules word-for-word--and some are testing the limits of their powers in ways not tried here.
"While other states aren't adopting California's laws wholesale, they are clearly borrowing key principles and replicating California initiatives," said Michael W. M....
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