# Curious Optimism About All Those State-Level Laws Creating A Convoluted Legal Patchwork About AI > Source: > Published: 2026-09-17 07:15:00+00:00 # Curious Optimism About All Those State-Level Laws Creating A Convoluted Legal Patchwork About AI By Lance Eliot, ContributorSource: [Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/) State-level AI laws are mushrooming. Rather than only seeing this as a negative, perhaps there are some upbeat ways to view this. An AI Insider analysis and scoop. Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.