AI Governance
The laws, standards, procurement choices, and institutional practices shaping how AI is developed, deployed, audited, and contested.
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What a Difference Eight Years Make
Trump took American industry to China in 2017. He returned in 2026 with the owners of the AI economy on the plane. What the passenger manifest reveals about where power now sits, and what it means at home.
Editor's Note: Why Equity & AI Exists Now
AI is no longer a distant technical frontier. It is entering schools, hospitals, workplaces, public agencies, and everyday decision-making. Equity & AI exists to examine these systems with rigor, humility, and public accountability.
Fourteen Months Later, Here Is What We Got
In January 2025, the Biden administration's AI governance framework was revoked. Fourteen months later: a litigation task force, missed deadlines, and four pages asking Congress to figure it out.
Colorado Is the Template
Colorado passed the first law requiring AI systems to explain consequential decisions. Before it took effect, industry lobbying stripped out the requirement that mattered most. Senator Rodriguez described the lobbying expenditures in terms of construction costs. The record will show who paid for it.
Biden’s AI Protections Revoked: Trump’s New Executive Order and the Future of AI Equity
Biden’s AI order prioritized fairness, but Trump’s policy removes oversight for rapid innovation. What does this mean for AI equity and U.S. leadership?