The U.S. and the EU regulate AI differently

Spanning 113 articles and roughly 50,000 words, the EU AI Act is the first of its kind globally to provide comprehensive legislation on AI. Meanwhile, the U.S. has not yet passed any federal laws on the matter, relying instead on executive orders, guidance from agencies like the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Federal Trade Commission, and a growing collection of state-level bills. In fact, in 2024, U.S. states passed 131 AI-related laws, more than double the 49 that were…