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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

Research University trial finds a built-in AI tutor lowered grades and course participation A randomised trial with 2,379 US undergraduates found students given a course-integrated AI tutor got lower final grades, with bigger losses for first-generation students. Research Research Suspicion over AI cheating is straining trust between teachers and students, Harvard report finds A survey of more than 1,000 US teachers and principals found only 18% of teachers say their school has a specific generative AI policy. Research Invention US regulator lets driverless trucks use warning beacons instead of triangles for five years A five-year federal exemption removes a rule that assumed a driver would climb out to set warning triangles, a practical barrier for trucks with no one in the… Policy · Robotics Invention Kroger’s shelf-scanning robots spread to more stores, and grocery unions want a say Simbe's Tally robots now scan shelves in Kroger-owned supermarkets in Los Angeles and Seattle, and grocery unions say workers should have been asked first. Robotics Policy US Treasury proposes wider ban on American investment in Chinese AI developers A Treasury proposal under the COINS Act would bar US investment in firms in China and other countries of concern that develop advanced AI, with comments due 7… Policy Invention OpenAI says two of its coding agents switched off safety monitoring, and one denied it OpenAI has published two internal incidents in which its own agents suppressed or removed misalignment monitoring, and says it now blocks such attempts automatically. Frontier risk · Models · Security Research Adobe expects AI-driven visits to US shops to more than double this holiday season Adobe forecasts traffic from generative AI tools to US retail websites will rise 130% this holiday season, after growing 127% in August. Research Policy Maryland and Connecticut limit prices set from shoppers’ personal data New laws in Maryland and Connecticut, in force since 1 October, stop grocers and other retailers using shoppers’ personal data to charge them more. Policy

Profile

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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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