Comment by Cody Venzke

The tug of war between states and the federal government will continue. While states made significant strides in 2025 to address AI, federal policymakers were instead focused on preempting those efforts. Despite failing to do so twice, proponents of preemption will undoubtedly extend into 2026. Instead of attacking state regulation, federal policymakers should be learning from states' best proposals. Unverified source (2026)