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Pentagon chief tech officer says government will detail laws that apply to AI labs this month

By Thomson Reuters Nov 4, 2026 | 5:37 PM

By Greg Bensinger

NAPA, California, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The US federal government will lay out ​all the laws and ‌regulations that apply to domestic AI labs later this month, Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael said ‌on ​Wednesday.

Michael, who ⁠is vice chair of ⁠the government’s Super Intelligence Task Force, said the group would publicize the regulatory landscape “in ​the next week or two.” The task force is ⁠an intergovernmental agency ⁠established by President Donald ​Trump to establish AI policy.

Michael, ​speaking at a Wall Street Journal ‌technology conference in Napa, California, did not provide additional details.

“What we’re trying to do ⁠is create a framework that makes the American people have confidence that ⁠these ‌companies are going to ⁠do the right thing,” ​he ‌said. “Or else I think ​what ⁠you get is 535 legislators writing a piece of regulation that could kill the industry.”

(Reporting by Greg Bensinger; editing by ​Lincoln Feast.)