Moore and Braun plan bipartisan governors' AI framework
Maryland's governor says he and Indiana's governor will bring states together on AI policy, but no shared framework has been released.
State leaders seek a common response
Maryland Governor Wes Moore said he is forming a bipartisan group of governors to develop an AI framework, according to an October 1 Associated Press interview syndicated by the Orange County Register. Moore, who chairs the National Governors Association, said Republican Indiana Governor Mike Braun would work with him and that other governors from both parties intended to participate. He argued that governors should act while Congress and the White House have not established the federal approach he wants. That criticism is Moore’s position, not an independent finding that no federal AI actions exist.
The announcement is about coordination still being organized. The AP report does not identify every prospective member, provide a draft framework or say that the group has adopted enforceable rules. It notes that several states have already taken their own AI-related steps, including executive orders and measures affecting data centers, but those are separate from the planned joint work. A common state framework could influence future legislation or procurement; its contents and practical effect remain unknown until governors publish a proposal and states decide whether to use it.