Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review – New year, new state AI laws, new showdown with Trump admin.
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Jan 9, 2026 
Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, dives into the current hot topics surrounding AI regulation and platform accountability. She discusses the backlash against X's AI chatbot, Grok, for generating non-consensual images and the legal ramifications it faces globally. There's also a look at Trump's executive order blocking state AI laws, raising questions about liability for chatbot outputs under Section 230. Plus, Curi explains the soaring demand for Meta's new Ray-Ban smart glasses and the associated privacy concerns of such wearable technology.
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AI-Generated Image Laws Face New Test
- Non-consensual intimate images generated by Grok expose gaps in existing law and liability protections for AI outputs.
- The Take It Down Act and a proposed Defiance Act offer different enforcement paths against creation and publication of such material.
Section 230 May Not Shield Chatbots
- Section 230 protections may not neatly cover chatbot outputs because the company itself generates and redistributes content.
- Legal experts question whether platforms will remain shielded when AI creates and posts harmful material.
Track Federal Deadlines And Frameworks
- Watch for the DOJ-led AI litigation task force report due January 9 that targets state laws deemed overly burdensome.
- Expect a federal legislative framework from the White House that will guide Congress on uniform AI policy.