How Washington state lawmakers want to regulate AI

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: January 14, 2026

Words: 1,173

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Yale Moon, a senior at Lake Washington High School, uses generative artificial intelligence in his free time to create fake images and videos.

He also sees other content that he recognizes as fake, making him feel the need for a “clear borderline” between what’s real and what’s AI.

“I feel like AI is improving and becoming realistic every day, day by day,” Moon told state lawmakers Wednesday. “Because people are facing AI more …

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