The AI regulatory tug-of-war: Caught between state and federal mandates

"Unlike the EU, where penalties flow from a single AI framework, in the U.S. the biggest risk isn't a single AI fine, it's stacked enforcement. Companies can face state-level penalties, federal enforcement under existing consumer and civil rights laws, and civil litigation, all tied to the same AI system," said Milos Rusic, co-founder and CEO at deepset, a company that builds tools for custom enterprise AI and natural language processing apps.

No items found.

Published on

February 10, 2026

min read

TLDR

Key Metrics:

Read the full article here: https://www.informationweek.com/machine-learning-ai/the-ai-regulatory-tug-of-war-caught-between-state-and-federal-mandates

‍

Get started with Customized AI.

Book Demo

meet the author

Table of Contents

What is metadata?

Explore Related Content

May 5, 2026

deepset CEO Milos Rusic discusses the importance of architectural sovereignty in AI

Speaking with TechRadar Pro, deepset CEO Milos Rusic discusses how AI governance is fragmenting across countries and regions, leading organizations to realize that while access to AI may be global, deployment, compliance, and control are becoming increasingly local.

news

April 16, 2026

Building a Sovereign AI Stack with Thunderbolt and Haystack

Mozilla's new Thunderbolt AI client and deepset's Haystack connect two critical layers of the AI stack – client experience and infrastructure orchestration – into a unified, sovereign architecture.

news

April 2, 2026

Forrester: Minimum Viable Sovereignty: From Theory To Practice

deepset's Jay Wilder featured in Forrester's research on minimum viable sovereignty: a pragmatic framework for enterprises navigating the intersection of AI deployment, data residency, and regulatory compliance.

news

See why organizations like Airbus, The Economist, and OakNorth choose deepset.

Book Demo

EXPLORE HAYSTACK ENTERRISE PLATFORM