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The US federal agency actions, US state laws, and Canadian rules and court decisions that change what a professional must do, organized by jurisdiction. We update this as new rules land.

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United States, Federal

• EO 14426 Sets 180-Day Veterans AI Tool ClockA dated presidential instruction now exists requiring two Cabinet secretaries to build and deploy artificial intelligence tooling for veterans' benefit applications within 180 days.
• FDA Codifies Class II Rule for Cardiac AI TriageThe generic device type and its special controls moved from an order issued to a single requester into the Code of Federal Regulations, where they apply to the device type.
• US Advisory Names China AI Distillation ThreatA named federal threat description now exists on the public record, attributing sustained extraction activity to six China-based companies and recommending a specific set of provider-side controls.
• California Chapters an AI Auditor RegimeCalifornia now has a statutory category of state-designated AI auditor, called an independent verification organization, and a provision telling courts what weight a conforming audit carries in an action allegi
• NAD Faults Nucleus Embryo Ranking Ad ClaimsNothing binding.
• Missouri: AI Use Is Not the Sanctionable ActA state appellate court put on the record that the sanction does not attach to the use of generative AI.
• Canada's Refugee Board Bars AI-Written NarrativesA named category of filed material is now placed outside AI generation entirely, and separately, any other document generated or materially changed with AI carries a prescribed declaration naming the human who
• OPC Puts Training Data Into Vendor DiligenceThe OPC's stated best practice for assessing a third-party provider now includes confirming whether the provider's technology relies on training data, and if it does, requesting the source of that data and how
• NM Court Holds Lawyer in Direct ContemptA state supreme court used direct contempt, grounded in its constitutional power of superintending control, rather than litigation sanctions, and the fabricated material included witness testimony and a factual
• Arizona Denies a Rule 135 Petition Without Stating WhyThe Arizona Supreme Court denied the Rule 135 petition on 27 August 2026 without stating a reason, and directed its AI steering committee to report by 1 March 2027 on any rules that may be necessary. No rule was adopted and nothing is prohibited.
• OPM: What Counts as High-Impact Hiring AIOPM applies OMB M-25-21's principal basis test to federal hiring, naming four uses as generally not high-impact while preserving five verification duties. It binds federal agencies, not private employers.
• Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat conNot binding. This is a regulator's submission to a Treasury Board Secretariat consultation on reforming the federal Privacy Act. It changes no law and creates no obligation. Any change would
• Ley Num. 163-2026 (P. del S. 441), amending Article 2(c) of Ley Num. 139-2011, Ley del Derecho sobre la PropiaBinding and already in force. The statute states it takes effect immediately upon approval, and the legislature's own record gives 2 August 2026 as both the approval date and the effective d
• Ley Num. 140-2026 (P. de la C. 824), amending Articles 1, 4 and 9 of Ley 40-2024, Ley de CiberseguridadBinding and in force. The act states it takes effect immediately upon approval, and the legislative record gives 22 July 2026 as both the approval date and the effective date.
• Decreto 214/2026, por el que se modifica el Codigo Penal del Estado de Yucatan, en materia de acecho y delitosBinding. This is an enacted amendment to the Yucatan penal code, not a bill or a consultation. Its transitory article provides that it enters into force the day after publication in the stat
• FCC Public Notice DA 26-786, WC Docket No. 18-89, ET Docket No. 21-232, EA Docket No. 21-233Binding and effective now. The Public Notice updates the Covered List maintained under section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, and under existing rule 47 CFR 2.903(a
• Request for Information (RFI) on Modernizing the National Vulnerability Database in the Age of Artificial InteNon-binding. This is a Notice and Request for Information under 15 U.S.C. 272(b), (c) and 278g-3. It creates no obligation for any organization, and NIST says responses will inform future st
• Letter from Governor Greg Abbott to PUCT Chairman Thomas Gleeson and ERCOT President and CEO Pablo Vegas, AuguA gubernatorial directive to two named recipients, not a statute or a rule. It carries no docket number and no notice-and-comment process. Its operative force depends on what the PUC of Texa
• ERCOT's Requests for Good Cause Exceptions Relating to Batch Zero Deadlines and Status Update on Additional MaThis is a request, not an order. ERCOT asked the Public Utility Commission of Texas to grant good cause exceptions under 16 TAC 25.3(b); the filing includes a Draft Proposed Order the Commis
• Automated Decision-Making Technology and Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service rules, filed with the Not binding. These are proposed draft rules filed with the Secretary of State on August 11, 2026, together with a notice of rulemaking hearing and a statement of basis, authority and purpose
• Enhancing trust in artificial intelligence through increased transparency (ISED discussion paper), and the conA consultation and a discussion paper. Neither binds anybody, neither creates an obligation, and the paper states plainly that whether further action is needed and what form it should take a
• FDA discussion paper on generative AI-enabled medical devicesNon-binding. Comments close 19 October 2026 under docket FDA-2026-N-7874 on a competency-based premarket concept.
• Indiana Supreme Court Order 26S-MS-8, amending Trial Rule 11Since 1 August 2026 an Indiana signature certifies that any cited legal authority is authentic, and the rule expressly covers AI-assisted filings.
• Pennsylvania Executive Order 2026-05 and the GRID RequirementsDEP cannot issue a data center permit until required local approvals are in, and review is deferred for developers that decline the GRID Requirements.
• GOLD EAGLE coordinates AI-enabled vulnerability responseA federal operational clearinghouse under EO 14409, not a new private-sector compliance mandate.
• NYC Bar Formal Opinion 2026-2 on AI recordingThe City Bar ethics committee advises that the default should be not to record, and that consent be obtained from every participant on calls with non-clients.
• X.AI LLC v. Ellison (D. Minn.) TRO deniedA federal judge refused emergency relief on timing grounds, leaving Minnesota's nudification ban undisturbed pending a 19 August preliminary-injunction hearing.
• Elliott v. New York Bariatric Group (Conn. Super. Ct.) prompt injectionA judge sanctioned a filer for hiding white-on-white instructions telling any AI that read the filing to agree with him.
• Leiske v. Kidd (Del. Ch.) GenAI rule to show causeChancery held hallucinated legal propositions raise an inference of a Rule 11(b) violation and made the firm disclose its GenAI policies.
• NIST releases a zero draft on public-facing AI documentationNIST AI 300-1 ipd offers guidance and templates for public-facing AI documentation. Voluntary, and it creates no legal duty.
• OMB gates federal LLM purchases on AI neutrality rulesOMB memo M-26-04 conditions federal large language model purchases on unbiased-AI and neutrality requirements for vendors.
• DOJ deal would curb AI rent-pricing algorithmsA proposed DOJ consent decree with Willow Bridge and RealPage would curb algorithmic rent-pricing.
• USPAP Advisory Opinion 41 guides AI use by appraisersUSPAP Advisory Opinion 41 guides appraisers on using AI while keeping valuation judgment human.
• Publishers sue Google over Gemini AI trainingPublishers and authors file a class action against Google over Gemini AI training on their works.
• NHTSA presses robotaxi makers on first-responder safetyNHTSA presses robotaxi and automated-driving-system makers over first-responder interference and safety.
• US Treasury issues voluntary AI risk framework for financeUS Treasury's voluntary Financial Services AI Risk Management Framework and AI Lexicon set non-binding expectations from February 2026.
• PCAOB spotlight on auditors using generative AIA PCAOB staff Spotlight describes how audit firms use generative AI and the oversight expectations that follow.
• Third Circuit rejects AI decided my case fraud claimThe Third Circuit rejects a litigant's unsupported claim that AI decided his case, in a non-precedential ruling.
• Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman personally over ChatGPTFlorida's attorney general sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman personally on product-liability and consumer-protection theories.
• Eleventh Circuit refers lawyer over fake AI citationsThe Eleventh Circuit refers a lawyer for discipline over briefs built on fake, AI-generated citations.
• Hawaii signs AI companion disclosure and safety actHawaii enacts SB 3001 and HB 2137, putting disclosure and safety duties on AI companion operators.
• DOJ task force vs state AI lawsA December executive order sets up a DOJ task force to challenge state AI rules.
• Regulation B takes effect July 21ECOA disparate-impact reading changes for AI credit.
• DOL judges: filers own AI-assisted workVerify AI filings; sanctions include dismissal.
• FTC reaches AI voice cloningThe impersonation rule makes AI-faked business and government voices actionable.
• SEC drops its AI rule, not enforcementThe predictive-analytics proposal is withdrawn, but AI-washing cases stand.
• FINRA makes GenAI an exam priorityBroker-dealers must supervise generative AI under Rules 3110, 2210 and 4511.
• IRS: verify AI in tax workCircular 230 duties mean blind reliance on AI is unreasonable reliance.
• No copyright for AI aloneThe Copyright Office and a cert denial keep purely AI-made work unregistrable.
• DOJ opinion on AI hiring liabilityA DOJ opinion attacks the EEOC disparate-impact rule; exposure survives elsewhere.
• Fifth Circuit sanctions an AI briefAI-fabricated citations draw sanctions as more circuits converge.
• The NO FAKES Act likeness rightA pending federal bill would create a digital-replica right against AI clones.
• GUARD Act on companion chatbotsA pending bill would set age checks and disclosure for AI companions.
• CMS pay class for AI clinical softwareA proposed Medicare payment class for AI clinical software, with comments due August 31.
• Publishers seek OpenAI discovery sanctionsNews publishers allege OpenAI spoliation in an SDNY sanctions motion; no court has ruled yet.
• Court: an expert's AI prompts are discoverableIn CLF v. Shell, a Connecticut magistrate held an expert's AI prompts are methodology and discoverable under Rule 26, though the order was stayed.
• AI Note Malpractice: The Review Window That Protects YouPlaintiff lawyers are arguing a reasonable review window for AI note errors.
• AI Privilege After Heppner: Keep Claude Chats ProtectedA federal judge ruled a defendant's Claude chats were not privileged.
• HUD Cut AI Housing Rules. Your Bias Liability StayedHUD is rescinding its disparate-impact regulation, but the Fair Housing Act still creates liability for biased AI tenant screening.
• AI Scribe Wiretap Lawsuits: What Physicians Owe NowCIPA wiretap suits hit health systems over AI scribe recordings.
• Consumer AI Privacy Terms and the Confidentiality TrapAn updated consumer AI privacy policy lets the vendor disclose data to law enforcement on a good-faith belief, no court order.
• AI Regulation for AttorneysAI regulation for attorneys: court sanctions, bar ethics guidance, standing orders, and privilege rulings that change how lawyers use AI on filings.
• CFPB AI Fair-Lending Rollback: What Still Binds LendersThe CFPB withdrew its AI adverse-action circulars and paused exams.
• Kazakhstan Digital Code: Automated-Decision RightsKazakhstan's Digital Code No.
• CMS MIPS Now Credits Tracking AI Patient-Safety EventsA new CMS MIPS improvement activity credits clinicians for tracking AI-attributable patient-safety events.
• EEOC AI Hiring Rules: New Enforcement Plan and DOJ OpinionThe EEOC's FY2025-2029 enforcement plan and a June 2026 DOJ opinion shifted federal AI hiring risk, but NYC, Illinois, and California bias-audit laws still bind employers.
• FDA Guidance: When Clinical AI Is a Regulated Medical DeviceFDA's revised guidance sets a four-criteria test for when clinical AI is a regulated medical device.
• FINRA 2026: AI Agent Controls and Deepfake ID RulesFINRA's 2026 oversight report puts AI agents and GenAI deepfakes in writing.
• FTC Targets AI Accuracy Under Section 5 DeceptionThe FTC proposed a policy statement on July 7 warning that degrading or suppressing AI accuracy can be a Section 5 deception.
• Federal Contractors: The New AI Procurement ClausesOMB M-25-22 AI contract flowdowns are live, and a GSA LLM-safeguarding clause is proposed with comments due Aug 3.
• How the IRS Uses AI to Pick Partnership AuditsThe IRS runs two AI models to prioritize which large partnerships get audited, and it is expanding AI in enforcement.
• IRS ETAAC 2026 Report: AI Transparency Rules for Tax ProsThe IRS ETAAC 2026 report urges the agency to disclose how it uses AI.
• NAIC AI Exam Pilot: What Insurance Regulators Now DemandThe NAIC's 12-state AI exam pilot runs March to September 2026.
• NAIC AI Model Bulletin: What Insurers Owe NowThe NAIC AI Model Bulletin sets state rules for AI in underwriting, pricing, and claims.
• NAIC AI Model Rules: The Underwriter Compliance ChecklistMore than half of US states adopted the NAIC AI model bulletin.
• NIST Builds an AI Profile for Critical InfrastructureNIST opened work on an AI Risk Management Framework profile for critical infrastructure covering energy, water and transport.
• NIST and ISO 42001: A Single AI Governance StackA crosswalk on NIST's AI Resource Center maps the AI Risk Management Framework to ISO/IEC 42001, the first certifiable AI management standard.
• AI Regulation for PhysiciansAI regulation for physicians: AI scribe consent and wiretap risk, note malpractice, FDA decision support, and prior-authorization rules for clinical AI.
• Shadow AI Triggered the First SEC 8-K: Boards Take NoteAn employee's unsanctioned AI use triggered the first SEC 8-K of its kind.
• TAKE IT DOWN Act Is Live: Sites Owe a 48-Hour TakedownFederal enforcement of the TAKE IT DOWN Act began May 19, 2026.
• White House Frontier AI Model Release Standards ExplainedA June 2 executive order lets the US government preview frontier AI models for 30 days before release.

United States, States

• Louisiana Act 782 targets specified AI-created images of another personA targeted criminal-law amendment effective August 1, 2026, with stated provider and recipient exclusions. It is not a general AI law.
• Louisiana Act 892 adds AI images to CSAM definitionsA narrow amendment to existing definitions, effective August 1, 2026. It is not a general AI law.
• California large-AI initiative enters signature-gatheringA proposed ballot initiative, not enacted law. Its 3 August 2026 signature deadline does not create a current company duty.
• California child-safety AI proposal enters circulationA proposed initiative in circulation, not enacted law. County election officials must receive signatures by August 10, 2026 for the current qualification track.
• Connecticut Supreme Court sanctions AI citation errorsA case-specific sanctions order requires additional CLE, two $1,000 donations and compliance reporting after approximately seven erroneous and unverified AI-assisted citations.
• Idaho enacts the Conversational AI Safety ActSigned 31 March 2026 as Session Law Chapter 249 and operative 1 July 2027. The floor amendment added purpose-limited exclusions and redefined operator as anyone who makes the service public.
• xAI sues to block Minnesota nudification lawA pre-enforcement complaint filed 27 July 2026. No court has ruled and no injunction has issued.
• Washington board moves to say only humans may practise medicineTwo draft documents out for comment would reach that result by board interpretation, with discipline exposure under RCW 18.130.180.
• New Jersey bans surveillance pricing on necessitiesThe Fair Price Protection Act bars using personal data to set individualised prices for identical necessities.
• Mississippi adopts the NAIC AI model bulletin with no runwayBulletin 2026-9 states no transition period, so the AI governance expectation is live on issuance for carriers writing in the state.
• Iowa adopts binding AI rules for judges and court staffChapter 27 bars judges from deferring to AI work product and gates any AI tool touching judicial case information. Effective 1 January 2027.
• Hawaii Act 247 creates consent liability for AI digital imitationsEffective on approval, with civil liability up to $25,000 per advertisement and a separate Attorney General channel for widespread harm.
• Louisiana requires AI-deepfake disclosure in election adsLouisiana HB 459 requires disclosure of AI-generated deepfakes in election and campaign advertising.
• Illinois bars AI-scored public-school teacher evaluationsIllinois SB 2909 bars AI from scoring public-school teacher evaluations without human judgment.
• Tennessee: AI is not a therapistSB 1580 bars AI from posing as a mental health professional, with a private action.
• Washington: no AI-only denialsSB 5395 bars AI as the sole basis to deny prior authorization.
• Illinois WOPR Act bars AI therapyAI cannot deliver therapy or write treatment plans without a licensed clinician.
• Oregon: companion rules with a PRASB 1546 adds companion-AI duties backed by a private right of action, in 2027.
• California SB 243 companion safetyCompanion-chatbot operators face disclosure duties and a $1,000-per-violation suit.
• Maryland: report AI-aided denialsInsurers must report quarterly whether AI drove each coverage denial.
• Nebraska Conversational AI Safety ActOperators must disclose AI, protect minors and run crisis protocols by 2027.
• New Jersey criminalizes deepfakesDeceptive AI media for an unlawful purpose is a third-degree crime.
• Oklahoma: districts need AI policiesEvery school district must adopt a written AI policy before 2027-28.
• California ADMT hiring dutiesCCPA rules add notice and opt-out duties for AI in hiring, from 2027.
• Colorado ADMT and chatbot rulemakingProposed rules were filed with the Secretary of State on August 11, 2026 and formal comments run to October 26, 2026, or the last day of the hearing if it continues past that date. The rules are not adopted; they take effect January 1, 2027.
• New Jersey FAIR Act on rent-setting AIA bill to ban algorithmic rent-setting and coordination, sent to the governor.
• New Jersey Kids Code design dutiesRecommendation systems, minors' data and ad targeting face new design duties, awaiting the governor.
• Illinois SB 315 frontier-AI auditsThe first US state to require independent safety audits of large frontier AI developers, from January 1, 2027.
• Virginia HB 481 bars AI-only denialsA licensed physician must review and approve every prior-authorization denial, blocking AI-only denials.
• Connecticut CART Act on AI hiringUsing an AI hiring tool is no defense to a bias claim, with duties from October 1, 2026.
• Rhode Island AI clinical-note disclosureProviders must tell patients when AI documents a visit and review the note for accuracy.
• Rhode Island S2195 companion crisis rulesAI companion bots must run crisis protocols, disclose non-human status and report to the AG, from January 1, 2027.
• Vermont Act 156 limits AI therapyAI may not independently provide mental health services; AI-only therapy is unprofessional conduct.
• PA board sues Character.AI as unlicensed doctorPennsylvania's State Board of Medicine sued Character.AI, alleging a bot posed as a licensed psychiatrist with a fake license number.
• AI Staged Photos Now a Misdemeanor Risk: AB 723California AB 723 took effect Jan 1, 2026: altered listing images need a conspicuous disclosure plus a link to the original.
• AI Employment Law Patchwork: HR Survival GuideA Dec 2025 federal EO targets state AI laws while Illinois, California, and Colorado push ahead.
• 4 States Now Regulate AI Hiring: One Workflow to ComplyIllinois, Texas, Colorado, and Connecticut each regulate AI hiring differently.
• Federal AVM Rule in Force: Five Standards for AI Home ValuatSix federal agencies set quality-control standards for the AI models that value homes, effective Oct 1, 2025, including a fair-lending factor.
• California AB 2148: Teachers Must Be Human, Not AICalifornia's AB 2148 defines a public-school employee or contractor as a natural person, so districts cannot put an AI system in a human educator role.
• California's AI Layoff Order: New WARN Act TripwiresCalifornia's Executive Order N-6-26 tells agencies to expand WARN Act, severance, and training rules for AI-driven layoffs.
• California Bar Maps Agentic AI to Your DutyCalifornia's State Bar approved its first agentic AI guidance on May 14, 2026.
• California Bar Wants You to Verify Every AI OutputCalifornia's State Bar proposed rules requiring lawyers to verify every AI output and disclose its use to clients.
• California FEHA AI Bias Audit DefenseCalifornia's FEHA AI decision rules took effect Oct 1, 2025 and make an anti-bias audit a legal defense.
• California SB 53 Frontier AI Act Is Now in ForceCalifornia SB 53 makes large frontier AI developers publish safety frameworks and report critical incidents within 15 days.
• Colorado HB 26-1195: New AI Limits in TherapyColorado's HB 26-1195, effective August 12, bars AI from therapeutic communication without real-time clinician oversight and requires written consent to record.
• Colorado's New AI Law: Disclosure Duties and Trade SecreColorado replaced its 2024 AI Act with SB 26-189, a disclosure-based ADMT law effective Jan 2027.
• Colorado AI Act: Enforcement Stayed as of June 30, 2026Colorado's AI Act enforcement is stayed as of June 30, 2026 after xAI sued and DOJ intervened.
• Federal vs State AI Fight Hits Your Insurance PremiumsA federal push to preempt state AI rules collides with the state laws governing AI pricing and underwriting.
• Federal vs State AI Law: What Preempts What in 2026Can a federal AI order override state statutes?
• Florida AI Filing Rule 2.515 and the June SanctionsFlorida Rule 2.515 took effect June 15, 2026.
• Illinois AI Safety Measures Act (SB0315): Who It BindsIllinois enacted the AI Safety Measures Act on July 6.
• Illinois HB 3773: Copy-Paste AI Disclosure TemplateIllinois HB 3773 is live.
• Illinois HB 3773: AI Employment Notice Rules WithdrawnIllinois' AI employment notice rules were withdrawn June 2, 2026, but the law still binds employers.
• NY Court Fines Firm $2,500 for AI Fake Case CitationsNew York's Appellate Division, Second Department is now sanctioning AI hallucinated citations, including a $2,500 penalty in June 2026.
• NY Part 161: The New AI Verification Rule for LitigatorsNew York's Part 161 AI rule took effect June 1, 2026.
• Texas SB 815 Bars Automated AI Utilization DenialsTexas SB 815 bars automated AI from making utilization-review denials without a human reviewer.
• Texas TRAIGA HB 149: AI Disclosure Duty in HealthcareTexas TRAIGA (HB 149) requires disclosing AI use in clinical care.
• Utah Lets AI Renew Prescriptions Without a DoctorUtah approved the first state pilot letting an AI renew prescriptions.
• Arizona: AI-only medical necessity denials barredArizona HB 2175 requires a medical director to review AI-flagged medical necessity denials rather than let the model decide alone.
• Connecticut: CTDPA AI profiling opt-out rightsConnecticut SB 1295 phases in CTDPA opt-out rights over profiling and automated decisions that produce legal or similar effects.
• New York: hyperscale AI data center moratoriumNew York Executive Order 62 pauses approvals of hyperscale AI data centers pending an energy and water impact review.
• Washington: AI deepfake likeness lawWashington SSB 5886 gives people personality rights against forged AI digital likenesses used without consent.
• New York: ad disclosure of AI synthetic performersNew York S8420A requires advertisers to disclose when a synthetic AI performer stands in for a human in ads.
• Georgia: AI-only health insurance denials barred in 2027Georgia SB 444 will require human review before AI can drive a health insurance coverage denial starting in 2027.
• Washington: AI companion chatbot safety law for 2027Washington HB 2225 sets 2027 safety and disclosure duties for AI companion chatbots aimed at consumers and minors.
• Maryland: AI deepfake identity fraud criminalizedMaryland SB 8 criminalizes the use of AI deepfakes to commit identity fraud, effective in 2026.
• California: AI training-data transparency now liveCalifornia AB 2013 now requires developers to publish documentation on the data used to train generative AI systems.
• Utah: human judgment in AI prior authorizationUtah SB 319 requires human clinical judgment and disclosure when AI is used in prior authorization decisions.
• New Jersey: disparate-impact rules for AI hiringNew Jersey DCR rules at NJAC 13:16 extend disparate-impact liability to AI-driven hiring and employment tools.
• Washington: AI content provenance disclosure law for 2027Washington HB 1170 sets 2027 provenance and disclosure duties for AI-generated content.
• Texas: AG gains TRAIGA enforcement powerTRAIGA enforcement authority takes effect, giving the Texas Attorney General power to act against unlawful AI uses.
• California: AI Transparency Act phases inCalifornia AB 853 AI Transparency Act duties begin phasing in from August, adding provenance and labeling obligations.
• Colorado: insurer AI bias rules extended to auto and healthColorado extends its insurer AI governance and anti-bias testing rules to auto and health lines.
• New York: DFS frontier AI cyber risk warningNew York DFS guidance warns regulated financial firms to address frontier AI cybersecurity and social-engineering risk.
• Michigan: DIFS AI program expectations for finance firmsMichigan DIFS issues a bulletin setting governance and oversight expectations for AI systems at regulated finance firms.
• Florida: AI data center utility and water lawFlorida SB 484 sets utility, siting, and water-use rules for large AI data centers.
• Virginia: no AI as sole decision-maker in criminal justiceVirginia bars AI from acting as the sole decision-maker in criminal justice determinations, requiring a human in the loop.

United States, Additional Coverage

• FDA names a Division of Artificial Intelligence in CDERA reorganisation notice places a Division of Artificial Intelligence inside CDER's Office of Medical Policy, beside real-world evidence analytics rather than product review. It is an org chart and creates no obligation.
• Tenth Circuit publishes its AI citation standardA published Tenth Circuit opinion holds that fabricated citations breach Rule 46.5 and are sanctionable at the court's discretion, while declining to sanction in this case.
• Third Circuit revives AI price-fixing claims against casinosA precedential Third Circuit ruling holds that competitors feeding non-public pricing and occupancy data into one vendor's AI engine can plausibly plead a Sherman Act section 1 conspiracy. It is a pleading standard, not a finding of liability.
• Illinois sets $1,500 per false AI citationThe First District fined an attorney $15,000 for 10 false citations, priced every type of falsehood at the same rate, and said fines must keep rising until they deter.
• Four appellate courts, four remedies for pro se AI citationsOregon, Tennessee, Florida and Illinois reached four different outcomes in nine days for the same conduct by self-represented litigants.
• AI-Run Ransomware Is Here. Your Duty Isn't NewResearchers documented the first ransomware run end to end by an AI agent.
• AI Chatbot Disclosure Laws: What Binds Your BusinessA Tennessee ban took effect July 1 and headlines called it a wave.
• AI Court Rules: Sanctions, Standing Orders and Filing DutiesAI court rules tracked for attorneys: sanctions for fabricated citations, standing orders, and what every AI-assisted filing now has to prove.
• AI Disclosure Rules: When You Must Label AI-Generated WorkAI disclosure rules across professions: when altered media, AI content, and automated decisions legally require a label or notice, and how to comply.
• AI Healthcare Compliance: Scribes, Consent and the Note You SignAI healthcare compliance for physicians: ambient scribe consent and wiretap risk, the malpractice review window on AI notes, and Medicare prior-auth.
• AI Hiring Laws: Notice, Bias Audits and Vendor LiabilityAI hiring laws tracked for HR and employment counsel: applicant notice rules, bias audits, vendor liability, layoff disclosure, and surveillance limits.
• AI Laws by Profession: What Your Duty Is NowA guide to AI regulation organized by profession: lawyers, doctors, financial advisers, insurers, HR, marketers, developers and compliance.
• AI and Your Stamp: What Architects and Engineers Still OweYour professional boards did not write a new AI rule because the old one already governs it.
• Ambient AI Scribes: The Regulatory Vacuum and Accuracy RiskAmbient AI scribes are scaling fast with no dedicated FDA or CMS oversight.
• The Anthropic Settlement and the Fair Use LineA federal judge ruled training AI on lawfully acquired books can be fair use, but hoarding pirated copies is not.
• Atlassian to Train Rovo on Customer Data: Opt OutFrom August 17, 2026 Atlassian may use Jira, Confluence and JSM data to train its Rovo AI.
• Bartz v. Anthropic: A $1.5B AI Copyright BenchmarkAnthropic's 1.5 billion dollar author-class settlement sets a public per-work benchmark for AI copyright exposure.
• Brazil's STJ Bars AI-Generated Report as EvidenceBrazil's top court excluded an AI-made report as unreliable criminal evidence, an early high-court signal that counsel must verify AI output before filing.
• Connecticut SB 5 Is Law: AI Hiring Rules Hit Oct 1, 2026Connecticut SB 5 (signed May 27, 2026) makes employers disclose AI hiring tools and bars using them as a bias defense.
• Connecticut AI Layoff Disclosure RuleConnecticut SB 5 makes employers state whether AI drove a layoff on the WARN filing starting Oct 1, 2026.
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• SaaS Contracts as Hidden AI Training LicensesAnalysis reports most AI contracts claim data rights beyond service delivery, and few offer third-party IP protection.
• AI Regulation for Executives and Boards | Governance TrackerAI regulation for executives and boards: federal versus state preemption, EU AI Act transparency duties, fiduciary AI governance, and shadow-AI risk.
• Is Fable 5 Coming Back? The Rumors and What It Did BestIs Fable 5 coming back? As of June 26, 2026 it is still suspended and serving zero traffic.
• Getty v. Stability AI: Trademark Risk in AI OutputThe England and Wales High Court found trademark infringement where AI output reproduced Getty watermarks, and Getty won permission to appeal.
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• AI Regulation for HR and Employment | People Teams TrackerAI regulation for HR and employment: Illinois HB 3773 disclosure, NLRB surveillance limits, California FEHA bias audits, WARN, and AI vendor liability.
• India IT Rules: Mandatory Labels for AI-Generated ContentIndia's amended IT Rules require AI-generated content to carry permanent provenance metadata and make large platforms verify user AI declarations.
• Indiana HB 1271: AI Downcoding Now Needs a Human ReviewIndiana's HB 1271 took effect July 1. Insurers cannot use AI as the sole basis to downcode a claim without a human reading the record, and must disclose AI use.
• Iowa HF 2635: AI Alone Can't Deny Prior AuthIowa's HF 2635 bars AI as the sole basis for a prior-authorization denial and requires a same-specialty reviewer.
• Ireland AI Bill: Enforcers and Fines Up to 7%Ireland's AI Bill names the Data Protection Commission, Central Bank and CCPC as market-surveillance authorities, with fines up to 7% of global turnover.
• The End of Silent AI: New Insurance ExclusionsNew ISO endorsements let insurers exclude losses arising out of generative AI at every liability renewal, and cyber carriers are adding AI sublimits.
• Maine LD 2082 Limits AI in Mental Health CareMaine LD 2082 restricts AI in therapeutic communication and adds consent rules for mental health care.
• Medicare WISeR: Win AI Prior Auth Appeals FasterMedicare WISeR runs prior auth through AI in 6 states.
• Mexico Copyright Law: Consent to Use a Voice in AIMexico's Federal Copyright Law reform requires express written authorization, with pay, to use a person's image or voice in any AI system.
• Mississippi AI Sanctions: Two Lawyers Barred Two YearsJudge Aycock barred two lawyers two years and fined all four for AI-fabricated citations.
• Missouri SB 1019: AI Cannot Pose as a TherapistMissouri's SB 1019 would bar AI from claiming to be a mental health professional, enforced under the state's consumer-fraud law with civil penalties.
• Nevada AB 406: AI Barred From Direct Mental Health CareNevada AB 406 bars AI from providing mental or behavioral health care directly to patients and bans AI therapist claims.
• California Sanctions a Lawyer Over AI-Fabricated CitationsA published California appeals court fined a lawyer $1,500 and referred him to the State Bar for AI-fabricated case quotes; the duty to verify AI output is personal.
• Ninth Circuit AI Sanctions Ruling: What It MeansThe Ninth Circuit made AI-hallucination sanctions precedential on June 3, 2026.
• NLRB on AI Meeting Bots and SurveillanceThe NLRB treats intrusive AI surveillance and automated management as Section 7 risks.
• NYC Local Law 144 Audit: AI Hiring Enforcement GapsA NYC Comptroller audit found Local Law 144 AI hiring enforcement is failing.
• NY S9584: AI Video and Immersive Listing Disclosure RulesNew York's pending S9584 would require disclosure of AI edits to listing video and virtual tours.
• OMB AI Memos at One Year: What Agencies Must Do NowMore than a year after OMB's M-25-21 and M-25-22, federal AI work has moved to execution.
• ONC HTI-5 Proposes Rolling Back AI Model CardsONC HTI-5 proposes scaling back AI model-card transparency for certified health IT.
• OWASP: Treat Prompt Injection as a Structural FlawOWASP's agentic-AI security report catalogs real CVEs and names prompt injection the top threat, framing it as a structural flaw.
• PCAOB QC 1000: Document Your AI Before DecemberPCAOB QC 1000 takes effect December 15, 2026 and now covers AI tools.
• Pennsylvania HB 2006: AI Companion Chatbot Safety BillPennsylvania's HB 2006 would make companion-chatbot operators build self-harm and crisis-routing safeguards.
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• Korea's AI Image-Matching Mandate Now Covers PhotosFrom July 1, 2026 about 80 Korean platforms must auto-scan every uploaded image against a DNA reference database and block matches.
• Rhode Island Bars AI From Therapy Decisions: 2026 LawTwo Rhode Island laws (June 23, 2026) make AI chatbots flag suicide risk and bar AI from therapeutic decisions without a licensed clinician and consent.
• The 3 AI Files an SEC Examiner Now Asks RIAs ForSEC exams now ask RIAs for AI governance files: an acceptable-use policy, vendor oversight, and a human-review log.
• Singapore PDPC: Privacy Duties for Generative AISingapore's PDPC draft advisory maps PDPA duties across generative-AI development, deployment and procurement, including provider-to-deployer safeguards.
• The UN Launches Its First Global AI Governance ForumThe UN opened its first Global Dialogue on AI Governance and a 40-member Independent Scientific Panel.
• Weekly AI Enforcement Roundup: Rules That Changed DutyThe AI rules, rulings, and enforcement actions that changed what a licensed professional owes, updated weekly with a primary source on every entry.
• Wisconsin Act 69: AI Real Estate Photo DisclosureWisconsin Act 69 requires disclosing AI-altered real estate listing photos.
• The Workday Ruling and Your AI Hiring LiabilityJune 2026 Mobley v. Workday rulings treat the AI hiring vendor as your agent, so the employer wears the bias.

Canada

• Ontario requires AI disclosure in public job postingsOntario's ESA amendments require employers to disclose when AI is used to screen or assess applicants in publicly advertised job postings.
• BC privacy commissioner orders Richmond AI camera removalBritish Columbia's privacy commissioner ordered Richmond to remove AI-enabled public-safety cameras that breached FIPPA.
• OSFI sets sound practices for generative and agentic AICanada's OSFI issues sound practices for generative and agentic AI cyber and operational resilience.
• BC Provincial Court urges verifying AI before filingThe BC Provincial Court tells lawyers and self-represented litigants to verify AI output before filing.
• No AI Act; duties via privacy lawAIDA died, so duties flow from PIPEDA and the Treasury Board ADM directive.
• OSFI E-23 model riskFederally regulated financial institutions face model-risk expectations for AI and ML.
• Quebec Law 25 automated decisionsSection 12.1 sets AI transparency duties under Law 25's penalty regime.
• Ontario's binding AI directiveA binding government directive governs Ontario public-sector AI use.
• Ontario regulators set AI principlesThe IPC and OHRC set five responsible-AI principles across the supply chain.
• Health Canada on ML devicesGuidance sets change-control expectations for machine-learning medical devices.
• Ontario physicians own AI useCPSO advice keeps doctors accountable for AI in clinical care under PHIPA.
• Competition Bureau on AI-washingExisting law reaches AI marketing claims and algorithmic pricing.
• Accountants stay accountableCPA Ontario guidance keeps accountants answerable for AI-assisted work.
• Lawyer AI duties in CanadaLegal Aid Ontario makes roster lawyers attest to following AI guidance.
• Canada Courts: No Excuse for AI-Faked CitationsCanadian tribunals set a record AI cost sanction and ruled a lawyer owns a contractor's AI hallucinations even after an internal AI ban.
• Canada Finds OpenAI's ChatGPT Data Scraping ImproperFour Canadian regulators found OpenAI's scraping to train ChatGPT inappropriate, requiring express consent for sensitive data.
• Ontario: tribunal orders 31150 AI hallucination costsAn Ontario tribunal ordered 31,150 dollars in costs after a party filed AI-hallucinated citations in the Mazaheri matter.

Recent North America coverage

• Texas Court Weighed Striking a Brief Over Fake CitesSAISD v. Becerra: four of eight cited opinions appeared to be AI hallucinations, and the court weighed striking the brief under Rule 38.9.
• Ohio: Disclosing AI Use Did Not Help the FilerState v. Davis, 2026-Ohio-2993: an appellant disclosed using AI for his brief, and the court held a non-lawyer cannot assess what it produced.
• Delaware: Fake Quotes Are an AI HallmarkPalumbo v. Palumbo: Delaware Chancery treats fictitious quotations as a hallmark of AI use and calls abuse of AI in filings sanctionable conduct.
• Pa. Court: Fabricated Citations Waive the ClaimKaspryak v. Stadarskyy, 2026 PA Super 185: hallucinated citations led to waiver of the claims for failure to cite pertinent authority, not a sanction.
• FCC Asks If AI Should Review USF ApplicationsThe FCC seeks comment on whether AI tools should review Universal Service Fund applications, audits and appeals, and what safeguards would apply.
• Medicare Asks If AI Breaks Its 1992 Payment BasisIn the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule CMS says generative and agentic AI were not anticipated when RVUs were set, and seeks comment on revaluation.
• CMS Asks Whether AI Data Firms Need a CLIA LicenceCMS and CDC CLIA request for information asks whether data-only facilities need a certificate and how labs verify AI tools. Comments 14 September.
• US Accreditation Rule Sets Faculty AI ExpectationsEducation Department accreditation NPRM states faculty AI expectations in its preamble while the rule text requires research-misconduct policies.
• Grid Emergency Order Names AI Growth as a DriverExecutive Order 14421 declares a bulk-power system emergency under IEEPA, citing data centre and AI growth, and can require removal of installed equipment.
• Your Duty When Opposing Counsel Uses Bad AIProposed Virginia LEO 1902 asks when a lawyer must tell the court, and when Rule 8.3(a) compels a bar report, over an opponent's AI errors.
• Virginia Court Orders AI Training After Fake QuotesVirginia Court of Appeals found 25 phantom quotes in a brief and ordered a CLE course on AI instead of a fine under Code 8.01-271.1.
• US H200 China Easing Covers Exports, Not ReexportsBIS moved H200-class chips to case-by-case review for China and Macau, but only for exports from the US and only on four certifications.
• Florida Court Fines Lawyer $1,500 for AI CitationsFla. 2d DCA sanctioned attorney Kenneth Keefe for AI-hallucinated citations: $1,500 fine, personal liability for opposing fees, and a Florida Bar referral.
• US Opens UAE Chip Access by List, Not by CountryBIS moved the UAE to Country Group A:5, but advanced computing stays licensed. AI-chip relief runs through supplement no. 8 named entities.
• Scale AI Loses Protest Over NGA Data-Labeling AwardScale AI, incumbent on NGA's predecessor Maven program, lost its bid protest over the SEQUOIA labeled-geospatial-data award to Enabled Intelligence.
• CFTC Opens Comment on Listing AI Compute FuturesCFTC request for comment RIN 3038-AF77 asks what an exchange must show before listing compute derivatives. Comments close 20 October 2026.
• Nursing Boards Adopt Model AI Rules That Bind NobodyNCSBN adopted Model Act revisions on 21 August 2026. The AI rule governs nursing education programmes, and binds nobody until a state adopts it.
• 7th Circuit: AI Images With No Real Child, As AppliedIn Anderegg the Seventh Circuit struck one possession count as applied. The government's concession that no real child was depicted drove the result.
• California AB 1651: Bar Must Disclose AI in ExamsAB 1651 was chaptered 22 August 2026. From 1 January 2028 the State Bar must disclose AI use in its exams and study materials, human review or not.
• California SB 574: Disclose Generative AI to CourtsPassed both houses on 31 August 2026, Assembly amendments concurred 39 to 0. NOT presented to the Governor and no chapter number. It would bar delegating the practice of law to generative AI and require disclosure for every document filed.
• Alabama Bar FO 2026-01: AI Vendor Choice Is a Competence IssueFormal Opinion 2026-01 creates no new duties. It maps competence, confidentiality, supervision, candor, fees, and client communication onto generative and agentic AI, and it puts vendor due diligence and documentation inside Rule 1.1. Two Alabama decisions...
• Alabama SB63: Licensed Clinician Required on AI Coverage DenialsAlabama SB63 lets health plans keep using artificial intelligence in prior authorization, but a licensed physician or other health care professional competent to evaluate the AI's recommendation in light of the specific clinical issues involved must make...
• Buenos Aires Province gates AI buying: Decreto 742/2026In force. Signed 6 July 2026, published in the provincial Boletin Oficial 14 July 2026.
• Arkansas Sets Rights in AI-Generated OutputBinding statute. It is enacted state property law, not guidance
• Australian Federal Court Practice Note on Generative AI UseIn force. Signed and dated April 16, 2026. It reads together with the Central Practice Note (CPN-1).
• Court Permanently Blocks Hawaii Election Deepfake LawBinding. A final judgment permanently enjoining enforcement of Act 191 by the State of Hawaii. Subject to any appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
• Brazil court rules defence non-existent, 10% bad-faith fineDecided and published 14 July 2026. In force, appealable.
• Brazil's AI Act (PL 2338): Where the Law Now StandsProjeto de Lei 2338/2023, Brazil's risk-tiered "Marco Legal da IA," passed the Senate unanimously but sits in a Chamber special commission awaiting its rapporteur's report. Any company building or deploying AI in Brazil should treat a second, non-US...
• California AB 3030 Requires AI Disclaimer on Patient MessagesBinding state statute. Signed in 2024, effective January 1, 2025.
• California Clears AI Heavy-Duty Truck TestingBinding regulation with the force of law. Not guidance. Approved by OAL on April 28, 2026.
• California DRE Advisory on AI in Real EstatePublished and posted on the DRE Licensee Alerts and Advisories index under 2026
• California SB 1120 Puts Physicians Over AI in Coverage CallsBinding state statute. Signed in 2024, effective January 1, 2025. Amends the Health and Safety Code and the Insurance Code.
• China Sets 2027 Mandatory Driver-Assistance AI Safety RuleMandatory. A GB-prefixed standard is compulsory, not the recommended GB/T type. Compliance becomes a condition of market access for covered vehicles.
• FTC Makes Cox Media Pay 930K Over Fake AI Ad ToolBinding. These are enforcement settlements with monetary payments and conduct prohibitions. Once finalized, the orders carry the force of law for the named firms and expose them to penalties for future violations.
• Colorado HB26-1139: No Reimbursement for AI PsychotherapyHB26-1139 does two things at once. It requires a licensed clinician, physician, or other competent regulated professional to review any denial of coverage for a service based in whole or in part on medical necessity when an AI system contributed to the...
• Delaware Bars AI From Holding a Medical License or TitleBinding state statute. Enacted and signed into law April 23, 2026.
• DIFC Regulation 10: AI Duties Now EnforcedEntities in the Dubai International Financial Centre that use AI and other autonomous systems to process personal data now face active enforcement of impact-assessment, transparency, and high-risk documentation duties by the Commissioner of Data Protection.
• Proposed Rule 707 Sets a Bar for AI-Generated EvidenceNon-binding at this stage. It is a proposed rule in the middle of the federal rulemaking process, not an enacted rule. It changes no current admissibility standard.
• Florida Bar Opinion Advises Lawyers on GenAI DutiesAdvisory, non-binding guidance. An ethics opinion interprets the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct; it is not itself a rule or a disciplinary order. The underlying duties it applies (confidentiality, competence, supervision, fees, advertising) are...
• Hong Kong Expands GenAI Sandbox Across Four RegulatorsNon-binding program. This is a supervised testing sandbox, not a rule, standard, or law. Taking part is voluntary and it creates no new legal duty for firms that do not.
• Illinois Bans Automated Downcoding: Public Act 104-0568Public Act 104-0568, the Transparency in Downcoding Act, prohibits health insurers from using an automated process to downcode a claim at all, requires a natural person to make or review every downcoding determination under current AMA CPT guidance, and...
• IMO Starts Voluntary Global Code Phase for Autonomous ShipsNon-mandatory. Adopted and in effect as a voluntary, goal-based Code for an experience-building phase. It is not yet a mandatory instrument and creates no binding treaty obligation on member states at this stage.
• SEBI Consults on AI ML Liability Rules for Securities FirmsNon-binding. This is a consultation paper seeking public comment. It proposes guidelines and does not create enforceable obligations on its own. Any binding rule would follow later through SEBI's normal rule-making.
• Iowa Enacts Conversational AI Rules for Minors (SF2417)Enacted. This briefing is drawn from the enrolled text; any specific signing date comes from secondary sources (the enrolled PDF's governor-approval line is blank), and the Act applies July 1, 2027 per its own applicability clause (Sec. 7)
• Japan: 7 Agencies Ask Platforms to Verify Ad BuyersIssued and delivered in writing to five named companies
• Japan Supreme Court Ends DABUS: No AI Patent InventorFinal and binding. The Supreme Court's decision not to accept the appeal ends the litigation and fixes the lower-court rule as settled law. The operative reasoning is the Intellectual Property High Court judgment, which is now final. This is not a proposal...
• Kentucky Government AI Governance LawBinding statute. It is enacted state law, not guidance. Its duties run to state agencies and, in practice, to the vendors and contractors that supply AI to them.
• Massachusetts AG Says Consumer Laws Apply to AIThe advisory itself is interpretive enforcement guidance. The laws it invokes are binding and in force: Chapter 93A (G.L. c. 93A), the Anti-Discrimination Law (G.L. c. 151B, section 4), and the Data Security Law (G.L. c. 93H) with 201 CMR 17.00. This is an...
• Minnesota Bans AI Nudify PlatformsBinding, enacted statute. Signed May 7, 2026; effective August 1, 2026. This is an ACTION, not a bill in progress or a consultation.
• Montana Right to Compute AI LawBinding, in-force state statute. Signed April 16, 2025 and effective on passage and approval per Section 10. This is enacted law, not a bill or proposal.
• Nevada Requires Election Deepfake LabelsBinding statute. Enacted in the 2025 session and effective January 1, 2026. This is enforceable law, not guidance.
• New York LOADinG Act Reins In State Agency AI DecisionsBinding. Signed into law December 21, 2024. This is an enforceable statute, not a policy or guidance document.
• Ohio Mandates K-12 AI PoliciesBinding statute. The duty to adopt a policy is mandatory ("shall adopt"). The content of the policy is left to local discretion, and adoption of the ODEW model is permitted but not compelled.
• Oklahoma HB2992: Data Center Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026Enrolled. Passed the Legislature in the 2026 session; the enrolled text's governor-approval line is blank, so any signing date comes from secondary sources and final enactment is not primary-confirmed (pending gubernatorial action). Carries an emergency clause
• Oklahoma SB1521 Would Require ID-Verified AI Chatbot AccountsPassed the Oklahoma Legislature in the 2026 session (chamber-passage dates per LegiScan). This briefing is drawn from the passed bill text; confirm final enrolled language before relying on specific section numbers.
• Oregon Court Hits Two Lawyers With 110K Over AI Fake CitesBinding order in the case. It sanctions the individual attorneys, dismisses the claims with prejudice, and refers the matter to the Oregon State Bar. It is not an appellate rule of general application, but it is a concrete data point on how courts are...
• Pennsylvania Adds Generative AI to Insurance Export ListAdopted and in force; supersedes 55 Pa.B. 2697 (April 5, 2025)
• Qatar's NCSA AI security guidelines and the PDPPLRegulatory guidance. Not a statute. Binding obligations on personal data come from the PDPPL, Law No. 13 of 2016.
• Taiwan's TFDA Rules for AI Diagnostic DevicesTaiwan's Food and Drug Administration issued a revised technical guideline for AI/ML computer-aided detection and diagnosis devices, resetting what device makers and hospitals must validate before these imaging tools reach the clinic.
• Texas Bar Opinion Advises on Lawyer GenAI EthicsAdvisory, non-binding guidance. The opinion interprets the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct; it is not itself a rule or a disciplinary order. The duties it applies (competence, confidentiality, candor, reasonable fees) are binding rules.
• Texas SB 1188 Requires Physicians to Disclose Diagnostic AIBinding state statute. Enacted 2025, effective September 1, 2025.
• The UAE Creates a Federal AI and Data AuthorityAuthority established; implementing rules pending
• ABA Opinion 512 on Lawyer AI UseAdvisory. A formal ethics opinion interprets the Model Rules; it does not itself bind lawyers. Its force comes from state bars and courts that adopt or follow it when applying their own rules of professional conduct.
• CFP Board Sets Advisor AI EthicsThe guide itself is interpretive guidance, not a new rule. But it restates duties in CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct, which are binding on CFP professionals and enforced by CFP Board. A breach of those duties, however the AI caused it,...
• EEOC Settles First AI Hiring Bias CaseBinding. A court-entered consent decree is an enforceable judicial order, not guidance. Its monetary, injunctive, and monitoring terms are mandatory on the defendants.
• FCC Rules AI Voice Calls Need ConsentAn authoritative Commission interpretation of the TCPA, adopted by the full Commission and effective upon release. It clarifies how existing law applies, so AI voice calls have been covered since February 2024. It is enforceable and carries TCPA liability....
• FDA AI Device Lifecycle GuidanceNon-binding draft guidance. FDA guidance describes the agency's current thinking and uses recommending language; it is not a regulation and does not carry the force of law.
• US Bank Agencies Revise Model Risk Guidance, Carve Out AISupervisory guidance, not a regulation. It sets supervisory expectations examiners apply; it is not a legislative rule and does not itself create binding legal obligations. It supersedes SR 11-7 (2011) and SR 21-8 (2021).
• FERC Orders PJM to Set AI Data-Center Grid RulesBinding. This is a Commission order that finds the existing tariff unjust and unreasonable and directs PJM to file specific reforms. The exact terms take effect once PJM files and FERC accepts the compliance filings, but the direction to file is not optional.
• FTC Curbs Evolv AI Weapons ClaimsBinding on the named company. This is a stipulated (agreed) order for a permanent injunction, entered by a federal court. It is company-specific enforcement, not a new rule that binds other firms, but it states the FTC's Section 5 standard for AI product...
• FTC Hits IntelliVision Bias ClaimsBinding. A finalized FTC consent order carries the force of law as to future conduct. Each violation can draw a civil penalty of up to 51,744 dollars. The order runs for 20 years.
• FTC Bans Rite Aid AI Face RecognitionBinding. This is a stipulated federal court order, not guidance. Because Rite Aid was in bankruptcy when the FTC announced it, the order took effect after approval by the bankruptcy court and the federal district court and modification of the 2010 order.
• NSPE Rules on Engineer AI UseNon-binding advisory opinion. It interprets the NSPE Code of Ethics and is persuasive, not a statute or a licensing-board order
• NYDFS Curbs AI in Insurance PricingSupervisory guidance, expressed in "should" language, adopted final on July 11, 2024. It is not a new statute or regulation, but it articulates the Department's expectations for compliance with existing binding Insurance Law, including the Article 26...
• SEC Flags AI in 2026 Exam PrioritiesNot binding. Examination priorities announce where the Division plans to focus. They do not establish new requirements. The underlying duties they measure against, including fiduciary duty, standards of conduct, the compliance program rule, and the Bank...
• Seventh Circuit Warns on AI CitationsBinding federal appellate decision. A public admonishment was imposed on counsel; the court declined to order further sanctions.
• Sixth Circuit Fines AI-Faked CitationsBinding. A published circuit opinion imposing monetary sanctions and a disciplinary referral. Final as to these attorneys and precedential within the circuit.
• Texas AG Settles AI Health-Claims CaseBinding on Pieces as a negotiated settlement. It resolved the investigation without a court finding or admission of liability. It is not a statute and sets no new law, but it establishes the enforcement theory.
• Texas Wins 1.375B Dollar Google Privacy DealBinding and final. A signed, concluded settlement, not a proposal or guidance. It binds the parties and admits no wider legal rule, but it is a real, enforced monetary resolution.
• Texas Wins 1.4B Dollar Meta Biometric DealBinding, executed settlement of state enforcement litigation. 1.4 billion dollars, the largest settlement ever obtained from an action brought by a single state. The underlying statute, CUBI, remains in force.
• Court Rejects AI as Copyright AuthorBinding appellate precedent. This is a court judgment, not guidance or a consultation. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the denial of registration as a matter of statutory law. The Supreme Court denied certiorari in March 2026, so the decision stands and is not...
• USPTO Issues AI Patent-Eligibility GuidanceMixed. The August 2025 memo is non-binding examiner guidance that announces no new practice. The Ex parte Desjardins precedential designation binds future PTAB panels and controls how examiners apply Section 101 to AI and machine-learning claims. The...
• Vietnam Drafts Rules for AI Use of Medical DataVietnam's Ministry of Health is drafting a decree that would require its authorization before hospitals, device makers, and health-AI vendors collect, share, or reuse patient data. As proposed, the secondary use of medical data to train or run AI would...
• Wyoming's AI Crime Law Is Now In Force, Not a BillEnacted. The Legislature's bill record lists a signature date of March 7, 2026, no veto, and a last action of "Assigned Chapter Number 91." The posted enrolled-act PDF leaves its signature and date lines blank, so the March 7 date comes from the bill...
• AI Labeling Act of 2026 (S. 4915): Disclosure Bill FiledIntroduced June 24, 2026; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not enacted.
• 7th Circuit Vacates Clearview Face-Data Class SettlementBinding appellate ruling. It vacates the settlement approval and sends the case back. It is precedential within the Seventh Circuit on the class-representation defect it identifies.
• FATF Flags AI and Deepfakes in AMLNon-binding. This is a horizon scan, not a FATF Recommendation or binding standard. It imposes no new obligation and signals emerging risk and likely supervisory focus.
• FPSB Issues AI Guidance for CFP Financial PlannersNon-binding practice guidance. It complements FPSB's Global Financial Planning Standards and, by its own terms, does not replace local laws or regulations. This is a signal, not a rule.
• FSB Consults on Responsible AI Adoption in FinanceNon-binding consultation. This is a signal, not a rule. The FSB states the practices are not intended to establish an international standard or impose a prescriptive approach, and they create no legal duty.
• FSMB Recommends AI Guardrails for State Medical BoardsNon-binding recommendations. The FSMB does not license or discipline physicians. The document guides how state medical boards may act; a board must adopt it before it has legal effect in that state.
• IOSCO Issues AI Supervisory Toolkit for Capital MarketsNon-binding and non-prescriptive. This is a signal, not a rule. The tools are for supervisors and do not create, change, or remove any legal duty. Any obligation arises only if and when a national regulator adopts something through its own rulemaking.
• House Science Committee Advances 10 AI BillsBills passed by the Committee on June 25, 2026. Not enacted. Each still requires a full House vote, Senate passage, and the President's signature.
• ISO 42005 AI Impact AssessmentNot binding. It is guidance, not law and not a regulation. Unlike ISO/IEC 42001, it is not a certifiable management-system standard, so there is no audit or certificate against 42005 itself. Its force is contractual and reputational: clients, procurement,...
• Jamaica Practice Direction 1 of 2025 on Generative AIIn force. Subject to periodic review under paragraph 9.1
• Hallucinated Cites Sank an Expert Report and the CaseEntered. Two Daubert motions granted, summary judgment granted, remaining claims dismissed with prejudice and without leave to amend.
• Court Rules AI Hiring Screens Fall Under Age Bias LawBinding ruling in the case. It resolves a legal question against Workday and lets the collective proceed. It is not a final judgment on the merits, and it is a district court decision, not an appellate holding.
• OECD Issues Responsible-AI Due DiligenceNon-binding. This is voluntary guidance built on the OECD MNE Guidelines and the OECD AI Principles, both of which are recommendations, not law. It creates no direct legal obligation or penalty on its own. Treat it as a standard and a baseline, not a mandate.
• Federal Court Suspends Pa Lawyer Six Months Over AI CitesBinding order in the case. It fines the attorney, suspends him from practice in the Middle District of Pennsylvania for six months, and rests on a finding that Rule 11 was violated. It is not an appellate holding of general application.
• NSPM-11: Trump AI Memo for the National Security EnterpriseDescribed in the White House fact sheet as signed and effective as of June 5, 2026; the underlying NSPM-11 text is not public

Informational analysis for working professionals, not legal advice. Confirm how any rule applies to your situation with qualified counsel.