AI Regulation and Tech Policy

The White House publicly released a four‑page national AI legislative framework urging Congress to adopt a single, federal “one‑rulebook” this year that would preempt state AI laws, codify protections against digital replicas, mandate child‑safety measures and parental controls, streamline permitting and energy policy for data centers, and seek to balance creators’ rights with the needs of model training. SAG‑AFTRA praised the plan for protecting human creativity and backing court‑driven copyright solutions and the NO FAKES Act, even as intraparty rifts have emerged—Republicans and Democrats alike are split on how hard to push on kids’ safety, copyright and data‑center rules, while new advocacy coalitions and Big Tech spending are already shaping the fight.