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title: _patchwork quilt regulation_
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  _Patchwork quilt regulation_ refers to a regulatory landscape in which
  **individual states each set their own AI rules**, producing a fragmented
  collection of overlapping requirements rather than one unified national
  framework. In the channel's material, it is the approach Governor Phil Murphy
  rejects: he argues that leaving states as the regulatory nexus for AI is a
  mistake and that the US needs a national — if not international —
  framework[^a4e2cb1a-b533-59c5-9766-cc27d015e765@79].
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# \_patchwork quilt regulation\_

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## Definition

_Patchwork quilt regulation_ refers to a regulatory landscape in which **individual states each set their own AI rules**, producing a fragmented collection of overlapping requirements rather than one unified national framework. In the channel's material, it is the approach Governor Phil Murphy rejects: he argues that leaving states as the regulatory nexus for AI is a mistake and that the US needs a national — if not international — framework[^a4e2cb1a-b533-59c5-9766-cc27d015e765@79].

In the channel's material on AI governance, **_patchwork quilt regulation_** is the picture that emerges when each state sets its own AI rules instead of a single national framework. Governor Phil Murphy argues that this is exactly what the country should avoid: leaving states as the regulatory nexus is, in his words, a mistake, and the US needs a national framework — if not an international one[^a4e2cb1a-b533-59c5-9766-cc27d015e765@79].> Leaving states as the regulatory nexus is a mistake... we need a national framework, if not an international one.The term sits inside a larger debate about **who should regulate AI** — states, the federal government, or international bodies — and how government itself should use the technology, including New Jersey's effort to train state workers and improve public services with generative AI[^a4e2cb1a-b533-59c5-9766-cc27d015e765@23]. Exploring both sides helps you understand what a state-by-state patchwork would mean for people who live and work across those differing rules.- _Patchwork quilt regulation_ describes **state-by-state AI rules** rather than one unified framework.- Governor Murphy argues the patchwork approach is a **mistake**; he calls for a national — if not international — framework[^a4e2cb1a-b533-59c5-9766-cc27d015e765@79].- The term connects to the wider question of **who should regulate AI** and how government should use it[^a4e2cb1a-b533-59c5-9766-cc27d015e765@23].