Regulations to Fight AI's Fake Information, Suicide Inducement Exist in 48 U.S. States

By Keiichi Nakane and Yasushi Kaneko /
Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents
17:38 JST,
January 18, 2026
WASHINGTON / NEW YORK — Among the 50 U.S. states, 48 have already enacted their own state legislation regulating the use and development of artificial intelligence, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The moves come amid growing societal concerns over such issues as dissemination of false information a...
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