A New Frontier in the Federal-State Power Struggle A recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump has ignited a contentious debate over who should write the rules for artificial intelligence, positioning the federal government in direct opposition to state-level regulatory efforts. This
A landmark judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has fundamentally reshaped the data protection landscape for online marketplaces, establishing that these operators can be deemed "joint controllers" of personal data posted by their users and are therefore subject to a
In the quiet hum of a server room, a team of engineers puts the final touches on a groundbreaking algorithmic hiring tool, meticulously designed to comply with Colorado's stringent anti-discrimination laws, only to discover their work may now be deemed an obstacle to national progress by their own
In an unassuming Arizona city council chamber, a decision reverberated across the nation, signaling a powerful new challenge to the seemingly unstoppable march of artificial intelligence infrastructure. The vote in Chandler, Arizona, to reject a massive data center campus was more than a local
Desiree Sainthrope, a leading expert in technology law and policy, has closely tracked the evolving tensions between state and federal governance of artificial intelligence. With the recent signing of an executive order aimed at centralizing AI regulation, we sat down with her to unravel its
The Dawn of a New Regulatory Battlefield A new front has opened in the high-stakes battle over artificial intelligence regulation, this time on the political turf of California where OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has ignited a direct-democracy showdown. The company has filed its first-ever ballot
