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Analese Bridges

Analese Bridges is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office and a member of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity and Advertising and Consumer Protection Practice Groups. She represents and advises clients on a range of cybersecurity, data privacy, and consumer protection issues, including cyber and data security incident response and preparedness, cross-border privacy law, government and internal investigations, and regulatory compliance.

State lawmakers are considering a diverse array of AI legislation, with hundreds of bills introduced in 2025.  As described further in this blog post, many of these AI legislative proposals fall into several key categories: (1) comprehensive consumer protection legislation similar to the Colorado AI Act, (2) sector-specific legislation on automated decision-making, (3) chatbot regulation, (4) generative AI transparency requirements, (5) AI data center and energy usage requirements, and (6) frontier model public safety legislation.  Although these categories represent just a subset of current AI legislative activity, they illustrate the major priorities of state legislatures and highlight new AI laws that may be on the horizon.Continue Reading State Legislatures Consider New Wave of 2025 AI Legislation