By Amy Miller ( August 18, 2026, 23:35 GMT | Insight) -- As a comprehensive national legal framework remains elusive, state and federal officials are increasingly using existing laws and regulatory powers to police high-risk AI behavior, including AI-driven cyberattacks, panelists said at a tech policy conference. State attorneys general are applying privacy and consumer protection laws to AI-related incidents, while the Trump administration is using export controls to pressure AI companies, highlighting a regulatory landscape that is evolving faster than formal AI-specific rules.State and federal officials are moving aggressively to police frontier artificial intelligence using existing legal tools, panelists said Tuesday at a tech policy conference* in Colorado....
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