AI Regulation Tracker

What we captured

The proposed Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would permanently prohibit superintelligent AI development and deployment and temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator establishes safety rules.

• • Plans were announced on Sept. 3, 2026.
• • The proposal would permanently prohibit development and deployment of superintelligent AI.
• • The proposal would pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator establishes safety rules.
• • The proposal would seek international agreements to prevent superintelligence from being developed elsewhere.

Source evidence

Confidence 97% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

Delaware signed amendments expanding privacy requirements for sensitive data, profiling, automated decisions, and certain employment-related data processing.

• • Governor Matt Meyer signed the amendments on September 2, 2026.
• • The amendments take effect January 1, 2027.
• • The law sets impact-assessment requirements for specified heightened-risk processing involving at least 50,000 Delaware consumers.
• • Certain employment-related profiling reports and adverse decisions are subject to new requirements.

Source evidence

Confidence 99% / Completeness 100%

What we captured

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year prohibition on student-facing generative AI for public school students through eighth grade, along with a ban on AI companion chatbots for students in all grades.

• • The prohibition applies during the upcoming school year.
• • The policy affects about 600,000 public school students.
• • Teachers remain allowed to use AI for instructional planning and operational work, but not grading or crisis management.

Source evidence

Confidence 94% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

New York City introduced a one-year education policy banning generative AI use through eighth grade and companion chatbots across all grades, while establishing high school AI-literacy modules and supervised pilots.

• • The policy was introduced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani on September 2, 2026.
• • The ban covers students through eighth grade, while companion chatbot use is prohibited across all grades.
• • The policy includes supervised high school AI pilots involving up to 50,000 students.

Source evidence

Confidence 97% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year policy barring public-school students below ninth grade from using generative AI.

• • The restriction applies to New York City public-school students below ninth grade.
• • The measure is a one-year moratorium, not a permanent ban.
• • High-school students will receive AI education through five separate programs.

Source evidence

Confidence 97% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

Governor Gavin Newsom signed over 20 AI-related bills into California law, addressing AI transparency, disclosures, and AI use in several industries.

• • Newsom signed the bills in the final days of September 2026.
• • The measures include SB 1000, AB 2713, SB 1050, AB 1609, SB 574, AB 1979, and SB 903.

Source evidence

Confidence 98% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

Senators Amy Klobuchar, John Thune, and Ted Cruz introduced proposed federal AI safety legislation requiring pre-release testing, independent audits, standardized reporting, and a legal duty of care for advanced AI developers.

• • The bill was introduced in September 2026 by Amy Klobuchar, John Thune, and Ted Cruz.
• • The article says the bill would permit government intervention to block releases of models deemed hazardous.
• • OpenAI publicly backed mandatory national AI safety standards and stronger testing protocols.

Source evidence

Confidence 84% / Completeness 100%

What we captured

The U.S. advocated a policy framework under which G20 countries would avoid entirely new AI regulations and address only novel AI situations; Michael Kratsios said China had signed the principles.

• • Michael Kratsios advocated the Carolina Principles at a G20 technology meeting in North Carolina.
• • The principles call for avoiding entirely new AI regulations and focusing on novel situations.
• • Kratsios said China had signed the principles but did not provide the document.

Source evidence

Confidence 83% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

New York City Public Schools plans to prohibit student-facing generative AI and AI tutoring software for students in 2-K through eighth grade and restrict high-school use to supervised applications and approved pilots.

• • The policy was described in official New York City Public Schools slides obtained by the New York Daily News.
• • The planned ban covers nearly 600,000 students.
• • High-school use would require teacher supervision and be limited to specified educational purposes and five approved pilots.

Source evidence

Confidence 91% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

The United States plans to urge G20 members to adopt the Carolina Principles, reserve new AI rules for novel considerations, and avoid establishing new organizations to regulate AI development.

• • Michael Kratsios is expected to present the U.S. position at a G20 meeting in North Carolina.
• • The proposed principles would reserve new AI regulation for novel considerations.
• • The United States also plans to oppose creating new regulatory organizations for AI development.

Source evidence

Confidence 94% / Completeness 95%