Weekly Update: Week of June 16, 2025

Major laws and guidelines on both sides of the pond. This week saw a wave of AI governance measures:

• In the United States, Texas’s comprehensive AI law (House Bill 140) was signed on June 22, as noted, representing one of the most extensive state AI regulations to date. Also, California’s Governor announced a detailed Frontier AI Policy report on June 17, recommending steps like third-party AI safety audits and whistleblower protections for AI incidents. These indicate U.S. states are filling the federal void by crafting their own AI accountability frameworks.

• In Europe, France’s CNIL (data protection regulator) issued formal AI guidelines on June 19 emphasizing that any AI under GDPR must respect privacy and data subject rights. And on June 18, an EU Parliament committee proposed new rules for algorithmic management at work (ensuring employees aren’t unfairly monitored or evaluated by AI).

• Meanwhile, Vietnam enacted its new tech law on June 14 (with AI provisions) and Vietnam’s law took effect, as noted.

In summary, this week’s developments ranged from state laws to international guidelines, all aiming to bring accountability and transparency to AI. The mix of binding laws (Texas) and non-binding recommendations (CNIL) shows a multi-layered regulatory approach emerging.