AI governance becomes a state-federal power struggle

ARI has launched a nationwide state-policy campaign, while OpenAI is calling for targeted mandatory national AI safety rules alongside selected state bills on oversight, age controls, and auditing. Congress remains unable to enact broad AI preemption, and state attorneys general are using child-safety litigation and settlements to establish practical rules, raising questions about corporate influence, speech rights, and protections for workers, children, families, and businesses.