AIFear Report
LiveUpdated recently2026-09-19 23:30Z

Every list, in full

What the fear is buying

Every control tracked, by number of bills that carry it.

  1. 1Mandatory reporting to government6 passed, 120 pending · justified by Kids and chatbots, Algorithmic bias, Power bills and data centers137bills
  2. 2Labels and watermarks on AI content8 passed, 89 pending · justified by Deepfakes, Kids and chatbots, Algorithmic bias105bills
  3. 3Moratoriums and limits on data centers3 passed, 89 pending · justified by Power bills and data centers, Job loss98bills
  4. 4New powers for government agencies2 passed, 67 pending · justified by Kids and chatbots, Algorithmic bias, Job loss72bills
  5. 5ID and age checks for users0 passed, 10 pending · justified by Kids and chatbots, Deepfakes16bills
  6. 6Licenses required to build AI0 passed, 7 pending · justified by Job loss, Power bills and data centers, Kids and chatbots7bills
  7. 7Export controls on models and chips1 passed, 3 pending · justified by China race, Job loss, Power bills and data centers5bills
  8. 8State laws overridden by Washington0 passed, 1 pending2bills
  9. 9Caps on who can train models0 passed, 0 pending0bills
  10. 10Limits on sharing open models0 passed, 0 pending0bills

Who benefits

Every agency and official the bills would hand new power over AI, by number of bills.

  1. 1New Jersey Board of Public UtilitiesAgencyhanded mandatory reporting8bills
  2. 2Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionAgencyhanded data center limits4bills
  3. 3National Institute of Standards and TechnologyAgencyhanded mandatory reporting4bills
  4. 4New Jersey Attorney GeneralAttorney generalhanded mandatory reporting4bills
  5. 5Hawaii Civil Rights CommissionAgencyhanded new authority4bills
  6. 6New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionAgencyhanded new authority4bills
  7. 7South Carolina Department of Environmental ServicesAgencyhanded data center limits4bills
  8. 8Virginia Attorney GeneralAttorney generalhanded labeling mandate4bills
  9. 9Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic DevelopmentAgencyhanded mandatory reporting3bills
  10. 10Florida Department of Legal AffairsAgencyhanded new authority3bills
  11. 11Department of CommerceAgencyhanded export controls3bills
  12. 12Kentucky Attorney GeneralAttorney generalhanded new agency powers3bills
  13. 13South Carolina Public Service CommissionAgencyhanded data center limits3bills
  14. 14New York Attorney GeneralAttorney generalhanded labeling mandate3bills
  15. 15Hawaii Attorney GeneralAttorney generalhanded labeling mandate3bills
  16. 16Hawaii Department of HealthAgencyhanded mandatory reporting3bills
  17. 17Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR)Agencyhanded new authority3bills
  18. 18Pennsylvania Department of Human ServicesAgencyhanded new agency powers3bills
  19. 19Food and Drug AdministrationAgencyhanded mandatory reporting2bills
  20. 20Pennsylvania Department of Labor and IndustryAgencyhanded mandatory reporting2bills
  21. 21Governor of PennsylvaniaAgencyhanded data center limits2bills
  22. 22National Science FoundationAgencyhanded new authority2bills
  23. 23New York Division of Criminal Justice ServicesAgencyhanded mandatory reporting2bills
  24. 24Department of EnergyAgencyhanded data center limits2bills
  25. 25New Jersey Boards of EducationAgencyhanded mandatory reporting2bills
  26. 26Alabama state agenciesAgencyhanded new authority2bills
  27. 27New Jersey Secretary of Higher EducationAgencyhanded new authority2bills
  28. 28Colorado Attorney GeneralAttorney generalhanded id checks for users2bills
  29. 29Iowa Department of EducationAgencyhanded new authority2bills
  30. 30Iowa State Board of EducationAgencyhanded new authority2bills

Where it's happening

Every legislature with AI measures, ranked.

  1. 1Congress17 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: China race136bills
  2. 2New York64 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes119bills
  3. 3New Jersey38 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes95bills
  4. 4Hawaii12 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Power bills and data centers43bills
  5. 5Virginia32 with new controls, 3 passed · loudest fear: Power bills and data centers43bills
  6. 6Pennsylvania25 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Power bills and data centers40bills
  7. 7Michigan15 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Power bills and data centers39bills
  8. 8Tennessee20 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes35bills
  9. 9Minnesota7 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Job loss32bills
  10. 10Louisiana3 with new controls, 7 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes30bills
  11. 11Iowa3 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots29bills
  12. 12Ohio10 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes25bills
  13. 13Illinois2 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots23bills
  14. 14Georgia9 with new controls, 2 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes22bills
  15. 15Florida12 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots22bills
  16. 16Missouri8 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes22bills
  17. 17Texas4 with new controls, 2 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes20bills
  18. 18South Carolina12 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Power bills and data centers19bills
  19. 19Vermont3 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Algorithmic bias17bills
  20. 20Maryland0 with new controls, 3 passed16bills
  21. 21Rhode Island8 with new controls, 7 passed · loudest fear: Algorithmic bias16bills
  22. 22Wisconsin5 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots15bills
  23. 23Oklahoma3 with new controls, 2 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots15bills
  24. 24Massachusetts1 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Algorithmic bias12bills
  25. 25Washington0 with new controls, 2 passed12bills
  26. 26Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration3 with new controls, 9 passed11bills
  27. 27North Carolina1 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots11bills
  28. 28Alabama3 with new controls, 2 passed · loudest fear: Algorithmic bias10bills
  29. 29Colorado5 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Algorithmic bias10bills
  30. 30Kansas7 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots9bills
  31. 31Kentucky6 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots9bills
  32. 32Mississippi1 with new controls, 1 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes9bills
  33. 33Idaho1 with new controls, 4 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes7bills
  34. 34Arkansas0 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes7bills
  35. 35West Virginia4 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes7bills
  36. 36South Dakota2 with new controls, 2 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots7bills
  37. 37New Hampshire2 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Power bills and data centers6bills
  38. 38Maine1 with new controls, 2 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots6bills
  39. 39Arizona1 with new controls, 0 passed5bills
  40. 40California4 with new controls, 0 passed5bills
  41. 41Oregon4 with new controls, 3 passed · loudest fear: Kids and chatbots5bills
  42. 42Nebraska1 with new controls, 0 passed4bills
  43. 43Connecticut0 with new controls, 1 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes4bills
  44. 44New Mexico0 with new controls, 0 passed4bills
  45. 45Delaware3 with new controls, 1 passed3bills
  46. 46Puerto Rico2 with new controls, 0 passed2bills
  47. 47Wyoming0 with new controls, 0 passed · loudest fear: Deepfakes2bills
  48. 48Utah0 with new controls, 0 passed1bills
  49. 49Nevada1 with new controls, 0 passed1bills

Who's funding it

Every advocacy group and foundation lobbying on these fears, past year.

  1. 1Americans for Responsible InnovationAdvocacy groupmentions 3 fears$1.8M
  2. 2ControlAIAdvocacy groupmentions 1 fear$230K
  3. 3EncodeAdvocacy groupmentions 1 fear$230K
  4. 4Center for AI SafetyAdvocacy groupmentions 1 fear$180K
  5. 5Common Sense MediaAdvocacy groupmentions 1 fear$22K
  6. 6The Alliance for Secure AIAdvocacy groupmentions 5 fears$20K

Industry at the table

Every company and trade group whose federal lobbying filings name these fears, past year, by number of filings.

  1. 1MicrosoftAI companymentions 5 fears25 filings
  2. 2MetaAI companymentions 6 fears23 filings
  3. 3SamsungChipmakermentions 3 fears21 filings
  4. 4OracleAI companymentions 5 fears12 filings
  5. 5Edison Electric InstituteTrade groupmentions 3 fears10 filings
  6. 6Information Technology Industry CouncilTrade groupmentions 4 fears10 filings
  7. 7CrowdstrikeLobbying clientmentions 1 fear10 filings
  8. 8GoogleAI companymentions 7 fears9 filings
  9. 9Dell TechnologiesLobbying clientmentions 2 fears9 filings
  10. 10AnthropicAI companymentions 5 fears9 filings
  11. 11AccentureLobbying clientmentions 3 fears9 filings
  12. 12CoreweaveLobbying clientmentions 2 fears9 filings
  13. 13Business RoundtableTrade groupmentions 2 fears7 filings
  14. 14SalesforceAI companymentions 4 fears7 filings
  15. 15BSA | The Software AllianceTrade groupmentions 4 fears7 filings
  16. 16Healthcare Leadership CouncilLobbying clientmentions 3 fears7 filings
  17. 17PinterestLobbying clientmentions 2 fears7 filings
  18. 18Sap AmericaLobbying clientmentions 1 fear7 filings
  19. 19AmazonAI companymentions 2 fears6 filings
  20. 20AT&TTelecommentions 4 fears6 filings
  21. 21T-mobile USALobbying clientmentions 2 fears6 filings
  22. 22American Association for JusticeTrade groupmentions 3 fears6 filings
  23. 23Entergy ServicesLobbying clientmentions 2 fears6 filings
  24. 24Palo Alto NetworksLobbying clientmentions 1 fear6 filings
  25. 25AdobeAI companymentions 2 fears6 filings
  26. 26Science Applications InternationalLobbying clientmentions 1 fear6 filings
  27. 27BroadcomLobbying clientmentions 2 fears6 filings
  28. 28Medical Device Manufacturers AssociationLobbying clientmentions 1 fear6 filings
  29. 29AutodeskLobbying clientmentions 2 fears6 filings
  30. 30LinkedinLobbying clientmentions 2 fears6 filings

Election money

Every committee spending on AI politics this cycle, and every name on their receipts.

  1. 1Leading the FutureSuper PAC$75.1M
  2. 2Public FirstSuper PAC$4.9M

Where it came from

  1. 1Andreessen HorowitzLeading the FutureFeb 2026$50M
  2. 2Greg BrockmanLeading the FutureSep 2025$12.5M
  3. 3Anna BrockmanLeading the FutureSep 2025$12.5M
  4. 4Dario AmodeiPublic FirstMay 2026$1M
  5. 5Public First ActionPublic FirstFeb 2026$1M
  6. 6Peter LofgrenPublic FirstJun 2026$999.9K
  7. 7Shauna KravecPublic FirstJun 2026$500K
  8. 8Michael CohenPublic FirstJan 2026$500K
  9. 9Jan LeikePublic FirstJun 2026$400K
  10. 10Kate WoolvertonPublic FirstJun 2026$250K
  11. 11Nicholas JosephPublic FirstJun 2026$250K
  12. 12Perplex AILeading the FutureAug 2025$100K
  13. 13Adam JermynPublic FirstJun 2026$5K
  14. 14Dillon BowenPublic FirstJun 2026$5K