President Donald Trump issued an executive order to combat a “patchwork” of AI laws in the states, as expected (see 2512110056 and 2512080056). Trump's order is identical to a draft proposal, circulated in November that drew significant bipartisan opposition.
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Vietnam's National Assembly overwhelmingly passed an AI Act on Wednesday, the country's first legislation to comprehensively regulate AI development, application and governance, the Ministry of Science and Technology said, according to a translation.
AI companies should exercise more quality control over chatbots, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday (R), New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin (D) and 41 other AGs said Wednesday. The AGs sent a letter Tuesday to OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other major AI software production and distribution companies, Sunday’s office said.
If the last three years in state privacy "was really the bill-passing phase,” then 2026 “might be the year of enforcement,” said DBR Tech Law’s Nicole Sakin McNeill on a Wednesday webinar by Privado, a privacy compliance vendor.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) could soon sign or veto the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act. The Senate delivered S-6953 to the governor on Tuesday, starting a 10-day shot clock for Hochul to decide on the bill, or it would become law automatically.
People in the U.K. care system are too often prevented from seeing their records, Information Commissioner John Edwards said Tuesday in updated standards on responding to subject access requests.
House Democrats on Tuesday said they have launched the House Democratic Commission on AI.
Expect 2026 to be “an extremely active year around AI” in state legislatures next year, regardless of President Donald Trump’s expected executive order to curb state AI bills, National Conference of State Legislatures CEO Tim Storey said on a Tuesday webinar with reporters. Trump said Monday he will issue an order blocking state AI regulation through national standards (see 2512080056).
Instacart offers various prices to different customers for the exact same product, according to an independent study by Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports and More Perfect Union. In an email to Privacy Daily, Instacart rejected the study's assertions that it uses personal, demographic and other data to set online prices.
Consumer advocates released a model bill on AI chatbots Tuesday that aims to address growing privacy concerns around the technology. Consumer Federation of America, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Fairplay have already shared the "People-First Chatbot Bill" with lawmakers in several states and plan to talk to more legislators soon, EPIC counsel Kara Williams told Privacy Daily.