AI Ethics & Policy

By: Brian Ball, Alex Cline, David Freeborn, Alice Helliwell, and Kevin Loi-Heng With support from the Ethics Institute, the Internet Democracy Initiative, and the NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science, all at Northeastern University. Introduction What do we know about the publication landscape for research and scholarship on AI ethics? How are the

LAS VEGAS — Leadership at one of the largest teachers unions in the U.S. anticipates that states will take action on artificial intelligence regulation across the country’s education systems before any sweeping federal legislation, leading unions to collaborate more directly with companies. Speaking at the AI4 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Randi Weingarten, the president

This update is part of our AI FAQ Series. Learn more at our AI Law Center. 1. What is AI regulation? AI regulation refers to the laws, guidelines and policies established by governments and regulatory bodies to oversee the development, deployment and use of AI technologies. Key aspects of AI regulation include safety and reliability,

Bay Area technology companies are racing to build powerful artificial intelligence systems they admit could pose “catastrophic risks” to society. But a new report by academic experts commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom finds they are resisting transparency and oversight in dangerous ways. The big AI companies prefer that society trust them to innovate responsibly, and

The bipartisan majority of U.S. residents support AI regulation by government, according to recent survey findings, calling into question potential limitations imposed by the federal government’s AI Action Plan. For years, government has been grappling with questions on how to regulate AI. Under the Trump administration, the strategy has shifted. A proposed provision in the

A measure that would’ve instituted a 10-year ban on state and local government AI regulations was ultimately dropped from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Experts expect federal legislators to try again in future legislation. The Trump administration’s AI plan also calls for federal agencies to reduce AI-related funding to states with “overly burdensome” regulations.

Thailand’s legal framework includes the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), the Cybersecurity Act, the Royal Decree on Digital Platform Services Business, and the Open Data for Open Government Law. While these instruments provide a foundation for digital governance, they are not yet equipped to address AI-specific risks. Despite legal provisions for open government data, the

As part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” signed by President Donald Trump last month, Congress debated advancing a federal moratorium on state regulations of artificial intelligence to prevent a patchwork of conflicting state laws on AI. During the legislative process, the Senate voted 99-1 to remove the state AI moratorium passed by the