Humanity and AI
The Inference
AI policy intelligence briefings for state and local government leaders — national scope, Oklahoma focus. By David Alan Birdwell and Claude Æ.
Subscribe — biweekly in your inboxThe Blueprint That Would Kill 78 State AI Bills
The White House released its National AI Legislative Framework on March 20 — a seven-pillar policy blueprint that explicitly calls on Congress to preempt state AI laws. The same week, Oklahoma advanced SB 1521 out of committee 8-0. Seventy-eight chatbot safety bills in 27 states are now in the crosshairs.
The World's Most Ambitious AI Law Is Already Retreating
The Enforcement Illusion: EU AI Act delays, Supreme Court settles AI authorship, Oklahoma tackles data center energy, and the gap between passing laws and governing AI.
Two Acts, One Question: Who Consents to the Machines That Govern?
The Social Contract Question, OpenClaw's Agent Explosion, Oklahoma's AI Bills Advance, and the Democratic Deficit in AI Governance.
1,561 Bills vs. One Act: The Federal Fight to Kill State AI Law
The Preemption Gambit, The Agent Problem, Oklahoma's AI Legislative Surge.
Oracle's Healthcare Data Monopoly: The Contract Nobody Can Find
Oracle's Healthcare Data Monopoly, The Pre-Maxwell Phase, Oklahoma Energy Innovation.
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