AI Fear Report

Every fear about AI, and what it buys. A daily brief on the bills, the money, and the offices they hand power to.

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Your fear of AI is not only yours. It is measured, it is funded, and it is written into law.

See how many bills cite it, who lobbied on it, and which government office ends up holding the power it bought.

Public records, updated around the clock.

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172 measures in 40 jurisdictions would require a label, watermark, or disclosure on AI content, or a notice to the people AI is used on.

106 measures in 27 states would require a company to file reports with a government body, or hand them over on demand.

2,272 measures tracked. 760 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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Five measures in one jurisdiction cite the fear that China is ahead, or about to be.

Five measures in five jurisdictions cite the fear that AI might get away from the people running it.

Five measures in four jurisdictions cite the fear that AI is built on work nobody paid for.

2,272 measures tracked. 760 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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118 measures in 32 jurisdictions would create an AI office, or hand an existing one new authority over AI or data centers.

100 named offices would gain a power over AI. The one named most often is the Virginia Attorney General, in eight measures.

$85.2 million from 144 donors sits in five political committees working on AI policy.

2,272 measures tracked. 760 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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Virginia would bar any agency of the Commonwealth from issuing permits, licenses, or approvals for data center siting or electric service starting July 1, 2027. Not passed.

124 measures in 33 jurisdictions would pause data centers, or add conditions on building and running them.

199 measures in 44 jurisdictions cite the fear that anyone can now fake anyone.

2,272 measures tracked. 760 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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Pennsylvania would prohibit artificial intelligence chatbots in children's toys and would impose penalties on violators. Not passed. It cites the fear that children are talking to chatbots.

Six measures in five states cite the fear that cars are driving themselves.

2,250 measures tracked. 757 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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Pennsylvania would limit how companies may use a person's data to create artificial intelligence simulations, and would let that person sue over violations. Not passed. It cites the fear that AI is taking people's personal data.

11 measures in six jurisdictions cite the fear that AI makes scams easier to run.

2,250 measures tracked. 757 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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Congress would bar the construction of data centers on Federal land. Not passed.

123 measures in 33 jurisdictions would pause data centers, or add conditions on building and running them.

11 measures in seven jurisdictions cite the fear that AI makes it easy to spread what is not true.

2,249 measures tracked. 757 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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New Jersey would bar insurers from using artificial intelligence to deny homeowner, automobile, and flood insurance claims. Not passed. It cites the fear that an algorithm decides who gets hired, housed, or lent to.

23 measures in 13 jurisdictions cite the fear that AI is watching and identifying people.

2,248 measures tracked. 756 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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California gives a public prosecutor the power to penalize large private businesses up to $10,000 for representing a customer service chatbot as human. Passed.

105 measures in 27 states would require a company to file reports with a government body, or hand them over on demand.

28 measures in 11 jurisdictions cite the fear that AI is coming for the jobs.

2,248 measures tracked. 756 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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Pennsylvania would give the Attorney General the power to penalize frontier developers that violate requirements for the artificial intelligence they create. Not passed.

171 measures in 40 jurisdictions would require a label, watermark, or disclosure on AI content, or a notice to the people AI is used on.

29 measures in 18 jurisdictions cite the fear that AI is taking people's personal data.

2,248 measures tracked. 756 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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Michigan would put certain data centers under siting requirements it creates. Not passed.

117 measures in 32 jurisdictions would create an AI office, or hand an existing one new authority over AI or data centers.

198 measures in 44 jurisdictions cite the fear that anyone can now fake anyone.

2,247 measures tracked. 756 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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Pennsylvania would give the Attorney General the power to enforce bans on data centers being developed or operated by certain foreign entities. Not passed.

170 measures in 40 jurisdictions would require a label, watermark, or disclosure on AI content, or a notice to the people AI is used on.

90 measures in 29 jurisdictions cite the fear that data centers are taking the power and the water.

2,245 measures tracked. 755 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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New Jersey would bar distributing a realistic representation of an individual's image, likeness, or voice created using generative artificial intelligence without consent. Not passed. It cites the fear that anyone can now fake anyone.

116 measures in 32 jurisdictions would create an AI office, or hand an existing one new authority over AI or data centers.

28 measures in 18 jurisdictions cite the fear that AI is taking people's personal data.

2,244 measures tracked. 755 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 100 offices.

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California gives the Labor Commissioner the power to enforce prohibitions on employer use of automated decision systems in disciplinary or termination decisions. Passed.

14 measures in 11 jurisdictions would have an AI service check the identity or age of the people who use it.

23 measures in 14 jurisdictions cite the fear that chatbots are standing in for friends and partners.

2,242 measures tracked. 757 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 101 offices.

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California bars false impersonation carried out with a digital replica and extends the right to sue over unauthorized use of a voice or likeness to digital replicas. Passed. It cites the fear that anyone can now fake anyone.

382 measures in 48 jurisdictions would ban or restrict a use of AI, or make one a crime.

27 measures in 17 jurisdictions cite the fear that AI is taking people's personal data.

2,240 measures tracked. 755 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 101 offices.

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Pennsylvania would give the Department of Health, Insurance Department, and Department of Human Services the power to regulate artificial intelligence use by facilities, insurers, and MA or CHIP plans. Not passed.

169 measures in 40 jurisdictions would require a label, watermark, or disclosure on AI content, or a notice to the people AI is used on.

29 measures in 11 jurisdictions cite the fear that AI is coming for the jobs.

2,239 measures tracked. 754 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 101 offices.

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Congress would bar artificial intelligence chatbots from being offered to minors without age-based design limits. Not passed. It cites the fear that children are talking to chatbots.

381 measures in 48 jurisdictions would ban or restrict a use of AI, or make one a crime.

61 measures in 27 jurisdictions cite the fear that children are talking to chatbots.

2,239 measures tracked. 754 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 101 offices.

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New Jersey would give DEP the power to study environmental impacts of data center development and bar construction of new data centers until that study is complete. Not passed. It cites the fear that data centers are taking the power and the water.

122 measures in 33 jurisdictions would pause data centers, or add conditions on building and running them.

80 measures in 30 jurisdictions cite the fear that an algorithm decides what people pay.

2,238 measures tracked. 754 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 101 offices.

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California gives the Department of Motor Vehicles the power to demand quarterly crash and response-time data from autonomous vehicle manufacturers, starting July 1, 2028. Passed.

13 measures in ten states would have an AI service check the identity or age of the people who use it.

91 measures in 29 jurisdictions cite the fear that data centers are taking the power and the water.

2,235 measures tracked. 752 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 102 offices.

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California gives the Governor the power to certify data center projects as environmental leadership development projects under CEQA. Passed.

121 measures in 33 jurisdictions would pause data centers, or add conditions on building and running them.

197 measures in 43 jurisdictions cite the fear that anyone can now fake anyone.

2,227 measures tracked. 752 carry a control, and they would hand new power to 102 offices.