New York City and Oregon write their own frontier AI rules as Washington stalls
While a federal AI safety law is still missing, New York City is drafting its own rules and Oregon's governor has issued an executive order on regulating frontier AI models.
Who is affected and how
- compliance specialist
- AI developers operating in several states must expect differing local rules.
- corporate lawyer
- Given the regulatory fragmentation, it is worth building a state-by-state risk map.
Sources
- Washington still hasn't passed an AI safety law. New York City, where AI giants are expanding fastest, is writing its ownfortune · Sep 25, 2026
- Washington still hasn't passed an AI safety law. NYC, where AI is expanding, is writing its own | Fortunefortune.com · Sep 25, 2026
- Oregon Is Latest State to Move on Frontier AI Regulation - GovTechgovtech.com · Sep 25, 2026 · magyar
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