Who is writing the rules at home, and for whom?

Most AI law is written line by line in statehouses and committee rooms, often faster than anyone reads it. These pieces read every line, in Massachusetts, Utah and Congress, and ask whom each rule actually protects.

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1 of 5 · The Pacific Divide · Feb 21, 2026

I Read Every Line of Massachusetts's New AI Bill. The Legislators Who Wrote It Clearly Didn't.

H.5094 wants to regulate AI in political ads. It forgot about images, enforcement, and the First Amendment.

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2 of 5 · The Pacific Divide · Mar 3, 2026

93A: The Three Characters That Should Terrify Every AI Company

Inside the Massachusetts bill that looks like a joke and reads like a lawsuit

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3 of 5 · The Pacific Divide · Apr 9, 2026

For the Children (为了孩子)

How Massachusetts Built a Surveillance State One Good Reason at a Time

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4 of 5 · The Pacific Divide · Aug 5, 2026

How Massachusetts Could Lead on Human-Centered AI

I promised readers an analysis of this bill when it was filed

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5 of 5 · Legislation · 194th General Court

The Digital Commonwealth Act, HD 6293

Thirty-nine pages of data-sovereignty law, filed in the Massachusetts legislature

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Aug 5, 2026How Massachusetts Could Lead on Human-Centered AISubscribersI promised readers an analysis of this bill when it was filedThe Pacific Divide

Apr 20, 2026I Study How China's Legislature Rubber-Stamps Laws. Then I Looked at My Own State.SubscribersThe Massachusetts House of Representatives and the National People's Congress operate on the same structural logic.The Pacific Divide

Apr 9, 2026For the Children (为了孩子)SubscribersHow Massachusetts Built a Surveillance State One Good Reason at a TimeThe Pacific Divide

Mar 3, 202693A: The Three Characters That Should Terrify Every AI CompanySubscribersInside the Massachusetts bill that looks like a joke and reads like a lawsuitThe Pacific Divide

Feb 27, 2026The 65-Page AI Bill That Either Prepares for Regulation or Prevents ItSubscribersThe Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2026 is the most comprehensive AI legislation Congress has produced.The Pacific Divide

Feb 23, 2026I Read Utah's AI Bill. All 409 Lines. Here's What They're Not Telling You.SubscribersThe Pacific Divide

Feb 21, 2026I Read Every Line of Massachusetts's New AI Bill. The Legislators Who Wrote It Clearly Didn't.SubscribersH.5094 wants to regulate AI in political ads. It forgot about images, enforcement, and the First Amendment.The Pacific Divide

Feb 3, 2026I Spent Years Reading China's Documents. I Should Have Read America's.SubscribersThe Pacific Divide

Dec 19, 2025The AI Bills You Support Are the Worst OnesSubscribersThe Pacific Divide

Sep 2, 2025Deepfakes vs. DemocracySubscribersWhy Congress's New AI Bill May BackfireThe Pacific Divide

Aug 29, 2025The Innovation Paradox: How S.2528 Weaponizes "Progress" Against RegulationSubscribersWhy the Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act represents Silicon Valley's most sophisticated regulatory capture yetThe Pacific Divide

Jul 15, 2025Why Ed Markey Is Wrong About AISubscribersMarkey's AI Civil Rights Act sounds noble but actually would be China's greatest victoryThe Pacific Divide

2025ASFAI response to the National AI R&D Strategic PlanFiling

2025Formal submission on AI regulatory reformTo the White House OSTP, as ASFAI Policy ChairmanFiling

194th General CourtThe Digital Commonwealth Act, HD 6293Thirty-nine pages of data-sovereignty law, filed in the Massachusetts legislatureLegislation