Two Illinois bills, SB 315 and the POWER Act, represent significant state-level efforts to regulate artificial intelligence and the rapidly growing data center industry. Michael Bennett, associate vice chancellor for data science and artificial intelligence strategy at the University of Illinois Chicago and an affiliate faculty member in the UIC School of Law, is available to discuss the measures, one awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature and the other still under legislative debate. Bennett can address SB 315’s implications for AI accountability and oversight, how Illinois’ approach compares nationally and globally, the ethical and societal implications of the POWER Act, and what both efforts signal about the future of AI regulation at the state and federal levels.