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Pritzker Creates Illinois AI Cabinet, Sets Safety Rules

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

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Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2026-07 creating the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet.
The unpaid cabinet will protect Illinois residents and critical infrastructure from AI-related safety risks.
Members include experts from the Departments of Innovation and Technology, Public Health, and Emergency Management.
It will draft AI risk policies through 2027 and tie data-center incentives to safety and transparency standards.

History

Historical Context

In May 2018, the European Union enacted the General Data Protection Regulation, compelling firms to embed privacy safeguards across member states' digital economies. The European Commission fined Google €50 million in 2019, Microsoft €10 million in 2020, and France’s data-protection authority CNIL imposed a €20 million penalty on Amazon. Likewise, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Executive Order 2026-07 establishing an unpaid AI Cabinet to draft safety policies, including data-center incentives tied to transparency, through 2027. The move signals expanding subnational AI regulation, urging federal lawmakers to consider nationwide standards and potentially shaping future technology oversight.

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Story summary

Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2026-07 creating the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet.
The unpaid cabinet will protect Illinois residents and critical infrastructure from AI-related safety risks.
Members include experts from the Departments of Innovation and Technology, Public Health, and Emergency Management.
It will draft AI risk policies through 2027 and tie data-center incentives to safety and transparency standards.

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