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Attorney General Blanche says DOJ would probe AI-related violations

By Thomson Reuters Sep 15, 2026 | 1:46 PM

Sept 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche ​on Tuesday ‌told reporters the Department of Justice would investigate “anybody associated” ‌with ​AI if ⁠they violated ⁠the law.

“As far as AI is concerned, there’s a ​lot of criminal laws,” ⁠Blanche told ⁠reporters at ​the White House. “So ​if anybody associated with ‌AI violates criminal law, we’ll investigate that.”

Blanche ⁠added that he did not believe the role ⁠of ‌the Justice ⁠Department was ​to ‌regulate AI.

(Reporting by ​Steve ⁠Holland and Costas Pitas; Writing by Christian Martinez, editing by David ​Ljunggren)