How Biden's AI Order Stacks Up Against Calif. And G7 Activity, Law360

President Biden has signed a long-awaited executive order that builds upon the Biden Administration’s previously released, non-binding Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, and seeks to catalyze both agency action and congressional legislation on artificial intelligence in the coming months.  The Federal AI Executive Order covers a myriad of concerns that have been raised relating to AI – from cybersecurity to anti-discrimination to competition.

In an article for Law360, Emily M. LoebCaroline CeaseMadeleine FindleySteve Englund, and Benjamin Hand compare the key elements of major orders governing AI – Federal AI Executive Order alongside the California AI Executive Order, and the G7’s Hiroshima AI Code of Conduct – to help companies understand the risks and concerns they face in building or integrating AI tools into their consumer or enterprise-facing products and services. 

Emily is Chair of our Congressional Investigations Practice and Co-Chair of our Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation Practice. Emily is a former Associate Deputy Attorney General at the US Department of Justice and a former Associate White House Counsel, and regularly guides companies and institutions through multi-faceted investigations and congressional inquiries, often during times of intense media scrutiny.

Caroline’s practice centers on managing large-scale matters that often touch on high-profile and sensitive policy issues. She has experience in the technology sector, including on issues implicating Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, as well as First Amendment speech issues.

Madeleine focuses on helping companies find their way through the increasingly complex set of laws and regulations applicable to data privacy and communications matters. She has experience in a wide array of complex, high-visibility issues, including data privacy advocacy and counseling, net neutrality, broadband deployment and adoption, infrastructure, and incident response.

Steve has helped those who create and use intellectual property or technology ensure the future success of their businesses and industries for more than 30 years. Combining deep intellectual property law knowledge with broad transactional experience, he advises clients on IP issues, structures agreements, and addresses regulatory matters.

Benjamin represents clients in the technology space in trials, appeals, and investigations involving challenging issues of statutory, constitutional, and administrative law. He also helps clients navigate a quickly changing regulatory environment by evaluating challenges to proposed legislation and regulations.

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How Biden's AI Order Stacks Up Against Calif. And G7 Activity, Law360

President Biden has signed a long-awaited executive order that builds upon the Biden Administration’s previously released, non-binding Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, and seeks to catalyze both agency action and congressional legislation on artificial intelligence in the coming months.  The Federal AI Executive Order covers a myriad of concerns that have been raised relating to AI – from cybersecurity to anti-discrimination to competition.

In an article for Law360, Emily M. LoebCaroline CeaseMadeleine FindleySteve Englund, and Benjamin Hand compare the key elements of major orders governing AI – Federal AI Executive Order alongside the California AI Executive Order, and the G7’s Hiroshima AI Code of Conduct – to help companies understand the risks and concerns they face in building or integrating AI tools into their consumer or enterprise-facing products and services. 

Emily is Chair of our Congressional Investigations Practice and Co-Chair of our Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation Practice. Emily is a former Associate Deputy Attorney General at the US Department of Justice and a former Associate White House Counsel, and regularly guides companies and institutions through multi-faceted investigations and congressional inquiries, often during times of intense media scrutiny.

Caroline’s practice centers on managing large-scale matters that often touch on high-profile and sensitive policy issues. She has experience in the technology sector, including on issues implicating Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, as well as First Amendment speech issues.

Madeleine focuses on helping companies find their way through the increasingly complex set of laws and regulations applicable to data privacy and communications matters. She has experience in a wide array of complex, high-visibility issues, including data privacy advocacy and counseling, net neutrality, broadband deployment and adoption, infrastructure, and incident response.

Steve has helped those who create and use intellectual property or technology ensure the future success of their businesses and industries for more than 30 years. Combining deep intellectual property law knowledge with broad transactional experience, he advises clients on IP issues, structures agreements, and addresses regulatory matters.

Benjamin represents clients in the technology space in trials, appeals, and investigations involving challenging issues of statutory, constitutional, and administrative law. He also helps clients navigate a quickly changing regulatory environment by evaluating challenges to proposed legislation and regulations.

© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.

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