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Illinois has passed what many are calling the most ambitious AI safety legislation in the United States. The bill requires companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to bring in independent third parties to verify they're actually following safety standards — not just claiming to. Governor JB Pritzker has said he intends to sign it into law.
On the competitive front, ChatGPT's grip on the workplace AI market is loosening. Gemini and Claude are pulling in growing numbers of professional users globally, while Microsoft's Copilot appears to have stalled. Analysts are warning that the risk of falling behind is growing exponentially for OpenAI, which built the category but may not hold it.
And from the Netherlands, a notable act of digital sovereignty. The Dutch government has moved to block an American company's acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch cloud services provider, ruling the deal against the public interest. It's a reminder that as cloud infrastructure becomes critical national infrastructure, governments are increasingly willing to draw a line at the border.
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