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A flood of AI rules lands in the Federal Register. The federal government is nudging AI governance forward on multiple fronts: new regulatory notices appear in the Federal Register, NIST rolls out updated risk-management guidance for AI, and civil-liberties groups like EFF weigh in with cautions and
Federal AI rulebook to replace state patchwork
Congress now has a federal AI rulebook to replace a patchwork of state laws. The White House released a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence on March 20, urging Congress to enact nationwide legislation that would standardize AI governance across the United States. The policy documen
White House AI Framework aims for federal leadership, preempts states
Washington hands Congress a blueprint to preempt state AI rules. On March 20, the White House released the National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, a concrete call for Congress to draft federal legislation governing AI across the United States. The document is not a mere wishlist; it p
Print Blockers Threaten Open 3D Printing
Three states push 'print blockers' onto consumer 3D printers. Legislators are moving toward mandating censorship software on 3D printers sold in their states, a concept critics say would entrench vendor control and wipe out the open, DIY culture that helped launch modern additive manufacturing. The
Federal AI Rulebook Aims to Preempt States
Washington rolls out a federal AI rulebook to preempt states. The White House on March 20 unveiled the National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, a document that Georgetown’s Center on Privacy and Technology describes as a roadmap for federal legislation. The framework’s core aim is obv
Global Wave Tightens on Online Speech
Two-thirds of internet users live where political sites are blocked. The comfort of an open web is fading as a new regulatory wave tightens control over what people can say online. A March 2026 analysis from the Electronic Frontier Foundation traces a shift from post-uprising protests to hard regula
Federal AI Framework Aims for Nationwide Rules
A White House AI blueprint aims to crush the state-by-state patchwork. The National Policy Framework released on March 20 publicly elevates Congress to write the rules that govern artificial intelligence, signaling a decisive shift from state experiments to a uniform federal policy. Policy documents