04 / A Thematic Taxonomy

Six vectors for reading selected laws and bills

Illinois' AI bills don't move one at a time — they cluster. These 6 regulatory vectors group the selected statutes and bills pursuing a common regulatory aim. The vectors are an analytic lens, not a fact of the statute — argued for, and revisable.

Vectors
6
Bill statuses checked
September 23, 2026
Law section updated
September 25, 2026
01

Frontier Model & Systemic Risk

Groups selected enacted measures and proposals on frontier-model risk, developer transparency, safety frameworks, incident reporting, audits and public computing resources. Actors, duties, enforcement and operative dates differ by measure.

02

Algorithmic Discrimination & Consumer Civil Rights

Groups selected measures addressing algorithmic discrimination and consumer civil rights in employment and other settings. Proposals concerning pricing or wages do not become operative duties merely by appearing in this theme.

03

Transparency, Provenance & Disclosure

Groups selected measures on disclosure, provenance and synthetic content, including video-interview notice and proposals concerning labeling, political advertising and AI interactions. Check each record for its own scope and status.

04

Companion AI & Minor Protection

Groups selected measures on child safety, synthetic sexual imagery, school cyberbullying and proposed companion-AI safeguards. Existing criminal and school duties are distinct from un-enacted companion-AI proposals and from regulator allegations.

06

Public Sector & Human-in-the-Loop

Groups selected public-sector, education, procurement and human-review measures. Enacted limits, agency guidance and proposed automated-decision restrictions have different actors, legal force and dates.

Vectors are assigned by reading each bill's text and mechanism. A bill may sit in more than one. The basis for these groupings is set out in the methodology.