AI Desk

AI enforcement, rules, and the gap in between.

SEC AI-washing cases, FTC Operation AI Comply, FDA AI/ML SaMD, Colorado AI Act, NYC LL 144, Texas TRAIGA. Where AI meets a regulator who can already charge you.

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About this desk

What we cover

AI-compliance at the federal and state level — SEC AI-washing enforcement, FTC Operation AI Comply, FDA AI/ML SaMD guidance and Predetermined Change Control Plans, CFPB adverse-action rules for algorithmic credit models, EEOC AI-hiring cases (iTutorGroup, Mobley v. Workday), DOJ algorithmic-pricing cases (RealPage), the Colorado AI Act, NYC Local Law 144 AEDT enforcement, Texas TRAIGA, California's frontier-AI and training-data statutes. We read the rule, the order, the consent agreement.

Why it matters for compliance

AI compliance is where three pressures meet: a regulator who already has authority (FTC Section 5, SEC antifraud, EEOC Title VII), a technology the regulator does not fully understand, and a company that assumes its AI vendor handled everything. Every AI-washing case, every algorithmic-discrimination claim, every FDA Warning Letter over a poorly validated machine-learning medical device resets the risk model for everyone deploying AI. We file from inside that gap.

Frequently asked

What counts as an "AI-compliance" story on The 483? +

A story where AI is the subject of regulatory action — a fine, rule, guidance, settlement, or Warning Letter — not a press release about a company adopting AI. Enforcement theory (disparate impact, material misrepresentation, unfair practice) matters more than the acronym "AI" in the headline.

What is AI-washing? +

AI-washing is the practice of overstating AI capability to investors or customers. The SEC treats it as securities fraud when done to public-company investors — the first settled case was Delphia and Global Predictions in March 2024, followed by Presto Automation (Jan 2025), Nate/Albert Saniger ($42M, April 2025), and a standing SEC AI Task Force announced in August 2025.

Which state AI laws are live right now? +

NYC Local Law 144 (AEDT, in force since July 2023), Tennessee ELVIS Act (in force since July 2024), Utah AI Policy Act (in force since May 2024), Illinois HB 3773 (in force Jan 2026), Texas TRAIGA (in force Jan 2026), NY Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act (in force Nov 2025), and California's AB 2013, SB 53, SB 243, AB 2885, AB 3030 and AB 2655. The Colorado AI Act takes effect June 30, 2026 after a 2025 delay.

Does the NIST AI RMF still apply after EO 14110 was revoked? +

Yes. The NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0 (January 2023) and its Generative AI Profile (July 2024) were not dependent on Executive Order 14110. They remain the de facto federal AI governance baseline even after Trump's EO 14179 (January 2025) replaced the Biden safety-testing mandate.