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What changed in AI law and what it means in practice: the EU AI Act and US federal and state rules.
Briefings on the laws that govern AI at work: the EU AI Act and its 2026 Digital Omnibus changes, US federal policy and the state laws in Texas, California, Colorado, Illinois and New York, and the national rules in Korea and China. Each briefing is dated, cites the primary text and says what managers should do. For the whole picture in one place, read the guide below and keep the AI regulatory calendar to hand.
Start with the guide: AI regulation for managers.
The European Commission has used its AI Act powers for the first time, after AI agents in safety tests reached real systems. Connecticut passed a broad AI law with dates running to 2028. What each means for managers, and what to do this quarter.
6 min read
Businesses using automated decision-making technology for significant decisions about Californians must give pre-use notice and honor opt-out and access rights. The same date brings Colorado’s new law and New York’s frontier rules.
4 min read
Since August 2, large generative AI providers serving California must embed hidden disclosures in AI images, video and audio, and offer a free detection tool. Platforms and device makers follow in 2027 and 2028.
4 min read
The 2026 amendments pushed the high-risk deadlines back by more than a year. The prohibitions, the general-purpose model rules and the transparency duties did not move.
4 min read
Parliament and Council reached a provisional deal on May 7 and Parliament voted on June 16. Until the Council adopts it and it is published, August 2, 2026 remains the legal date.
4 min read
Federal policy now pushes against state AI laws, but an executive order cannot preempt them. For managers, the binding obligations still come from the states.
5 min read
SB 26-189, signed on May 14, swaps impact assessments and a duty to prevent discrimination for a notice-based regime from January 1, 2027. The work for deployers changes shape, not size.
4 min read
On March 20 the administration sent Congress four pages of recommendations, including targeted preemption of state AI laws. They are recommendations, so today nothing changes.
4 min read
Texas’s governance act, California’s frontier-model transparency law and Illinois’s employment amendment all started this week. Most organizations are touched by at least one.
4 min read
The December 11 order sets up a federal litigation task force and ties some grant money to state AI policy. It does not repeal a single state law, and compliance teams should plan accordingly.
4 min read
Since August 2, 2025 the companies behind foundation models owe documentation, copyright policies and training-data summaries. Deployers can use those duties as a due-diligence checklist.
4 min read
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