Artificial Intelligence Regulation
Regulatory developments and alerts tracked by RegAlytics — 50 alerts from 8 agencies across 1 jurisdictions.
Topic Overview
Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation covers the rules, guidelines, and legislative frameworks governing the development, deployment, and oversight of AI systems across public and private sectors. As AI technologies become embedded in areas ranging from hiring and lending to criminal justice and healthcare, regulators at the federal, state, and local levels are racing to establish guardrails that balance innovation with accountability, transparency, and civil rights protections.
RegAlytics is currently tracking 50 regulatory alerts related to artificial intelligence, with the United States accounting for 37 of those alerts. Legislative activity is especially concentrated at the state level, with the Illinois Senate leading all agencies at 16 alerts, followed by the Washington House of Representatives and the Illinois House of Representatives at 6 alerts each. Hawaii and Georgia lawmakers are also active, with recent bills addressing AI use in the protection of minors, algorithmic discrimination, civil service workforce modernization, and obscenity-related offenses.
Sectors most affected by emerging AI regulation include technology, financial services, healthcare, human resources, education, and government services. Key regulatory themes tracked by RegAlytics include algorithmic accountability, automated decision-making, consumer protection, data privacy, and AI use by public agencies. Organizations operating across multiple U.S. states face a particularly complex and fast-moving compliance landscape as divergent state-level frameworks continue to develop ahead of comprehensive federal legislation.
Key Regulatory Frameworks
Major regulatory frameworks related to this topic, as referenced in alerts tracked by RegAlytics.
Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (U.S.)
Issued by President Biden in October 2023, this Executive Order established sweeping federal directives for the safe and responsible development of AI in the United States. It directed federal agencies to set safety standards, required developers of powerful AI models to share safety test results with the government, and instructed agencies to address AI-related risks in areas such as national security, labor markets, consumer protection, and civil rights. While subsequently modified under the following administration, it represented the most comprehensive federal AI policy action to date and shaped agency-level AI governance across the U.S. government.
Status: Proposed
EU Artificial Intelligence Act
The EU AI Act, which entered into force in August 2024, is the world’s first comprehensive legal framework specifically designed to regulate artificial intelligence. It adopts a risk-based approach, categorizing AI systems as unacceptable risk, high risk, limited risk, or minimal risk, and imposing corresponding obligations on developers and deployers. Although a European regulation, it has significant extraterritorial reach, affecting any organization that places AI products on the EU market or whose AI outputs are used within the EU. It has become a key reference point for U.S. state legislators and federal policymakers designing their own AI governance frameworks.
Status: In force
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)
Published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in January 2023, the AI RMF provides voluntary guidance to help organizations manage risks associated with AI systems throughout their lifecycle. Structured around four core functions — Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage — the framework is designed to be sector-agnostic and adaptable to organizations of all sizes. It has been widely adopted as a best-practice baseline by both private-sector companies and federal agencies, and is frequently referenced in U.S. state-level AI legislation as a standard against which AI system compliance may be assessed.
Status: Active
Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act
Enacted in 2019 and amended in subsequent years, Illinois’ AI Video Interview Act was one of the earliest U.S. state laws to directly regulate the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions. It requires employers using AI to analyze video interviews to notify applicants, obtain consent, explain how the AI works, and refrain from sharing video data with third parties. The law reflects Illinois’ broader leadership in AI-related legislation — a trend consistent with the high volume of Illinois Senate and House alerts currently tracked by RegAlytics — and has served as a model for similar employment AI bills introduced in other states.
Status: In force
Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 205)
Signed into law in May 2024, Colorado’s AI Act became one of the first comprehensive state-level AI statutes in the United States. It targets ‘high-risk’ AI systems used in consequential decisions affecting consumers in areas such as education, employment, housing, healthcare, and financial services. The law places obligations on both developers and deployers of AI to use reasonable care to avoid algorithmic discrimination, conduct risk assessments, and provide consumers with notice and the ability to appeal automated decisions. Colorado’s approach has influenced ongoing legislative debates in states such as Illinois and Hawaii, where similar bills are being tracked by RegAlytics.
Status: Active
Recent Regulatory Alerts
Regulators in Recent Alerts
Agencies that have issued alerts related to artificial intelligence regulation, as tracked by RegAlytics.
Washington House of Representatives
6 alerts tracked by RegAlytics
Illinois House of Representatives
United States
6 alerts tracked by RegAlytics
US Congress House of Representatives
2 alerts tracked by RegAlytics
Hawaii House of Representatives
United States
2 alerts tracked by RegAlytics
Georgia House of Representatives
United States
2 alerts tracked by RegAlytics
Jurisdictions with Active Regulation
Countries and regions with recent regulatory activity related to artificial intelligence regulation.
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