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United States
6 governance documents recorded for United States. Sections appear only where the archive holds material.
- 6Documents
- 1Legislation
- 6Issuing bodies
- Pre-2023Earliest record
AI governance status
No national AI strategy is recorded for United States in the archive. 1 legislative or regulatory instrument is on record. Named oversight bodies: Federal Trade Commission.
Relevant legislation
- United StatesRegulation1 January 2024
United States — DOJ Title II ADA Rule on Web and Mobile Accessibility
The U.S. Department of Justice Title II ADA web accessibility rule requires state and local government web content and mobile apps to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. It is important for AI governance beca…
Government initiatives
- United StatesFramework8 February 2024
United States — U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium
The U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium was established by NIST in February 2024 to operationalise work flowing from Executive Order 14110. It convened more than 200 organisations, including AI companies, academic instit…
- United StatesGuidance25 April 2023
United States — Joint Statement on Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems
The joint statement by the EEOC, FTC, DOJ, and CFPB clarified that existing civil rights and consumer protection laws apply to automated systems. It is particularly relevant to AI hiring tools, including resume screeners…
Timeline
- 1 October 2022Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
- 25 April 2023Joint Statement on Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems
- 30 October 2023Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI
- 1 January 2024DOJ Title II ADA Rule on Web and Mobile Accessibility
- 8 February 2024U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium
- 1 January 2026FTC Enforcement Actions on Algorithmic Disgorgement
Legislation and proposals
- United StatesRegulation1 January 2024
United States — DOJ Title II ADA Rule on Web and Mobile Accessibility
The U.S. Department of Justice Title II ADA web accessibility rule requires state and local government web content and mobile apps to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. It is important for AI governance beca…
Regulatory guidance
- United StatesGuidance1 January 2026
United States — FTC Enforcement Actions on Algorithmic Disgorgement
The Federal Trade Commission’s 2026 enforcement focus on algorithmic disgorgement used consumer protection powers to address models trained on illegally obtained, deceptive, or non-consensual data. In such cases, compani…
- United StatesGuidance25 April 2023
United States — Joint Statement on Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems
The joint statement by the EEOC, FTC, DOJ, and CFPB clarified that existing civil rights and consumer protection laws apply to automated systems. It is particularly relevant to AI hiring tools, including resume screeners…
- United StatesGuidance1 October 2022
United States — Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights was a non-binding United States federal framework for protecting the public from harmful automated systems. Published by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in 2…
Frameworks and ethics
- United StatesFramework8 February 2024
United States — U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium
The U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium was established by NIST in February 2024 to operationalise work flowing from Executive Order 14110. It convened more than 200 organisations, including AI companies, academic instit…
Reports and other records
- United StatesOther30 October 2023
United States — Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI
Executive Order 14110 directed a whole-of-government approach to safe, secure, and trustworthy AI in the United States. It required developers of certain dual-use foundation models to share safety test information with t…