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Takeaway

Federal agencies are posting AI strategy plans under OMB M-25-21 and must issue detailed AI-use and acquisition policies by December 29, 2025. The plans aim to speed adoption while adding guardrails: secure development, stronger data governance, workforce training, and minimum safeguards for “high-impact” AI with CAIO oversight. Contractors should expect clauses barring training on non‑public data, tighter documentation and human oversight, and preferences for U.S.-developed AI tools.

Why it matters

This locks in AI as a normal part of federal operations and pushes risk and paperwork down onto anyone touching federal dollars. Expect new clauses that force you to map every AI tool, prove human oversight, and avoid foreign or “black box” systems—raising costs and making noncompliance a quiet way to sideline smaller, under-resourced vendors.

Takeaway

Two new studies find AI chatbots can sway voters far more than traditional ads. Short conversations moved opinions by up to 10 points; optimized models hit 25 points. Persuasive AI is cheap to run at scale, and U.S. policy lags while the EU now treats it as high‑risk.

Why it matters

This research shifts AI in elections from “scary deepfakes” to something more serious: cheap, measurable, one‑to‑one persuasion that outperforms TV ads. For campaigns, it means foreign ops and well-funded groups can quietly test and optimize messages at scale long before regulators catch up—and long before you even see them.

Takeaway

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox urged lawmakers to pass new AI rules in the 2026 session, including labels on political ads, penalties for deceptive deepfakes, and disclosures when chatbots are used. He warned a coming national bill could override state laws and lock in weaker protections. Business groups want one federal standard, while civil liberties groups warn broad bans could chill speech.

Why it matters

Cox is signaling a red-state push to lock in state power over AI before Congress can sweep the field. For campaigns, that means faster, stricter rules on deepfakes and ad labels arriving state-by-state, with legal gray zones and messaging risks if federal preemption later rewrites the map.

Takeaway

The GSA approved Meta’s Llama for federal use. Agencies can test the free model under GSA security and legal rules. GSA also cleared tools from AWS, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI at discounted rates.

Why it matters

Opening the door to Llama makes it easier for agencies to quietly bake a partisan-aligned company’s model into everyday government work—normalizing AI dependence while details on bias, data handling, and long‑term costs stay murky. For campaigns, this shapes which tools staffers get used to and whose defaults they start to trust.