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New state AI laws take effect in US as pushback from tech industry begins

By Amy Miller ( January 6, 2026, 22:16 GMT | Comment) -- Artificial intelligence companies face growing compliance costs and litigation risk as a wide range of new state laws take effect this year across the US, and a major player is already pushing back in court. New laws in California, Colorado, Illinois and Texas are imposing new transparency, safety and nondiscrimination rules on both developers and deployers of AI tools, from chatbots to human resource assistants. But the tech industry isn’t accepting the state AI regulations without a fight and the first legal battle has already begun in California, the epicenter of the global AI industry.Artificial intelligence companies face growing compliance costs and litigation risk as a wide range of new state laws take effect this year across the country, and a major player is already pushing back in court....

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