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US Attorney General Todd Blanche: DOJ to probe AI crimes, not regulate

Todd Blanche stated the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not regulate the technology.

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What this story says

  • US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not regulate the technology.
  • Blanche accused Democrats of using the AI debate to influence the midterm elections.
  • The DOJ will investigate 'anybody associated' with AI if they violate the law, according to Blanche.
  • Blanche prefers a restrained approach to taking enforcement action against AI companies and executives.

Who covered it

Left 39%(16)Centre 54%(22)Right 7%(3)

Percentages are shares of the 41 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 10 of the 51 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

41/100

51 sources · methodology

Missing from the right

Only 3 of the 41 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

A reader who follows the right would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

US Attorney General Todd Blanche has stated that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will investigate crimes related to artificial intelligence but will not act as a regulatory body for the technology. Blanche indicated that the DOJ would investigate "anybody associated" with AI if they violated the law, citing the existence of "a lot of criminal laws" applicable to the field. He expressed a preference for a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies and their executives.

Disagreement on political motivation

US Attorney General Todd Blanche accused Democrats of using the debate over artificial intelligence to influence the upcoming midterm elections. Reports from Washington Times and Newsweek specifically mention Blanche's accusation of Democrats orchestrating a "phony panic" or using AI "hoax" concerns for political gain. Yonhap News Agency also reported that Blanche linked the current AI controversy to an attempt to influence the midterm elections.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mention the bipartisan bloc of 36 state attorneys general or Florida's lawsuit against OpenAI, which Startup Fortune reported on. The right-rated digests do not mention the bipartisan bloc of 36 state attorneys general or Florida's lawsuit against OpenAI, which Startup Fortune reported on. The centre-rated digests do not mention the bipartisan bloc of 36 state attorneys general or Florida's lawsuit against OpenAI, which Startup Fortune reported on.

Coverage settled. We checked this 108 times and stopped on 20 Sept 2026, 23:00. The figures above are what it finished at.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

16 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports focused on Attorney General Todd Blanche's statement that the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not regulate the technology. NBC News's full report headline stated, "Blanche says it's not the job of DOJ to 'regulate' AI." Bloomberg Law's digest also highlighted Blanche's opposition to AI 'regulation by prosecution' and his preference for a restrained enforcement approach.

Centre

22 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports highlighted Attorney General Todd Blanche's stance on the DOJ's role concerning AI. Multiple outlets, including Reuters, WTVB, and Market Screener, reported that Blanche said the DOJ would probe AI-related violations and investigate "anybody associated" with AI if they broke the law. CBS News noted Blanche's appearance at a White House briefing where he took questions on AI regulations. Devdiscourse reported Blanche's emphasis on enforcing existing laws rather than regulating AI itself. Bloomberg also noted Blanche's opposition to AI 'regulation by prosecution' and his preference for a restrained approach.

Right

3 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports focused on Attorney General Todd Blanche's statements regarding the political motivations behind the AI debate and his approach to enforcement. Washington Times and Newsweek reported Blanche accusing Democrats of creating a "phony panic" or using AI "hoax" concerns to influence the midterm elections. Anadolu Ajansı and Yonhap News Agency also reported Blanche's view that the AI controversy was an attempt to influence the midterms. Just the News reported Blanche stating he would not regulate AI by prosecution but would probe those who commit AI-related crimes.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover US Attorney General Todd Blanche: DOJ to probe AI crimes, not regulate?
Of the 41 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 39% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 7% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 51. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is US Attorney General Todd Blanche: DOJ to probe AI crimes, not regulate left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 41 rated outlets on this story, 39% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 7% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of US Attorney General Todd Blanche: DOJ to probe AI crimes, not regulate biased?
US Attorney General Todd Blanche: DOJ to probe AI crimes, not regulate is one event reported by 51 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting US Attorney General Todd Blanche: DOJ to probe AI crimes, not regulate?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered US Attorney General Todd Blanche: DOJ to probe AI crimes, not regulate?
51 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
Will the Department of Justice regulate artificial intelligence?
US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not be the regulatory body for the technology. He prefers a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies and executives.
Why does Todd Blanche think Democrats are discussing AI?
Todd Blanche accused Democrats of using the debate over artificial intelligence to influence the upcoming midterm elections. He suggested that the current AI controversy was an attempt to politically impact the elections.
What is the DOJ's approach to AI-related violations?
The Department of Justice will investigate "anybody associated" with AI if they violate the law, according to Attorney General Todd Blanche. He indicated a preference for a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies and executives.

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