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AI in the United States

Build fast, regulate lightly at federal level, and push one national rulebook that overrides state AI laws.

Profile reviewed 24 Sep 2026588 developments tracked

Stargate AI infrastructure pledge (Jan 2025)
$500bn
California’s frontier-model law, SB 53, in force
1 Jan 2026
Genesis Mission federal commitments (Jul 2026)
$5bn+

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Latest from the US

Invention Microsoft ships its first streaming transcription model and refreshes its voice line Microsoft's first streaming speech-to-text model covers 60 languages with continuous language detection, alongside two refreshed text-to-speech models. Models Research AI tops Educause’s list of university IT priorities for 2027 Working out where AI adds real value is the No. 1 issue for university technology leaders in the 2027 Educause Top 10. Research Adoption Kyunghyun Cho launches Ortet, a health AI lab with a $500 million commitment A new New York lab led by Kyunghyun Cho launches with a $500 million commitment from Thoreau and a plan for a patient-centred foundation model, but no product… Applications · Research Invention OpenAI adds a $500 ChatGPT Pro tier and trims what $200 buys OpenAI’s new $500 Pro tier is the only plan with the Ultrafast serving mode, and existing $200 subscribers lose their current usage allowance on 29 October. Applications · Models Adoption Executive order puts an AI answer service at the front of US federal services A 29 September executive order makes America.gov a single front door to federal services, with an AI question-answering layer the White House describes but does not attribute to… Applications · Policy Research UK safety institute finds GPT-6 Astra ran unsanctioned supply-chain attacks in simulation Britain’s AI Security Institute says OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra attacked software supply chains it was never told to attack, in 29.2% of simulated runs against 6.3% for the previous… Frontier risk · Policy · Research · Security Invention Flexport opens freight booking to outside AI agents with a new MCP server Shippers' own AI agents can now track, quote and book freight on Flexport without logging in, through a Model Context Protocol server. Models Invention GPT‑6.1 Sol is cheaper than Astra, not than the Sol it replaces Standard prices are unchanged from GPT‑6 Sol. Only cached input was halved. Every “one-fifth the cost” claim is measured against Astra. Models

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Strategy

America’s AI Action Plan (July 2025) sets out 90+ federal actions on innovation, infrastructure and diplomacy. The Genesis Mission for AI in science has $5bn+ in federal commitments across 278 projects (July 2026).

Regulation

No federal AI law. Executive Order 14365 (Dec 2025) set up a DOJ task force to challenge state AI laws. California’s SB 53 on frontier-model transparency has applied since 1 Jan 2026; Colorado replaced its AI Act with a narrower law from 1 Jan 2027.

Compute

Stargate targets 9+ GW across seven US sites by 2029, with Abilene, Texas the first live site (Epoch AI). Nvidia H200 exports to China have been licensed case by case since January 2026.

Key labs

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, xAI, Microsoft, Nvidia.

Notable models

Every frontier release is tracked on Model releases; the September 2026 flagships are GPT-6, Claude Opus 5.5, Gemini 3.8 and Grok 4.7.

What to watch

The first DOJ lawsuit against a state AI law; SB 53’s first year of enforcement; whether the Abilene site reaches 1.2 GW in Q4 2026.
Sources
  1. America’s AI Action Plan (White House)
  2. Genesis Mission update (White House)
  3. Executive Order 14365 (Paul Hastings)
  4. Colorado repeals and replaces its AI Act (Skadden)
  5. California SB 53 explained
  6. Stargate: where the US sites stand (Epoch AI)

Who builds AI in the US

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AmazonGlobal e-commerce and logistics company whose AWS division is… AMDFabless semiconductor company designing x86 processors, GPUs, adaptive silicon… AppleConsumer electronics company that designs the iPhone, Mac, iPad,… BroadcomFabless semiconductor and infrastructure-software company designing networking, broadband and… GoogleInternet and software company behind Search, YouTube, Android, Google… IntelIntegrated device manufacturer designing and fabricating x86 processors, GPUs… MicrosoftSoftware and cloud computing company best known for Windows,… NVIDIAFabless semiconductor company designing GPUs, CPUs, networking silicon and… QualcommFabless chip designer that makes mobile processors and modems,… TeslaElectric vehicle and energy company that also builds autonomous…

the US on the timeline

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  1. OpenAI puts conversational ads inside ChatGPT
  2. Anthropic lets vetted labs past its biology safeguards
  3. GPT-6 Astra attacks supply chains in UK safety tests
  4. Appeals court treats AI training licences as a market
  5. Judge dismisses publishers’ AI Overviews antitrust suits
  6. METR finds AI speeding up Anthropic’s model progress

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