Google's AI governance proposal draws the line for what counts as harm

A Tech Policy Press article analyzes Google's governance document "A Pragmatic Approach to AI Governance in America," released in June 2026, and argues that it divides AI harms into two categories: frontier national security and public safety risks are assigned to a new agency, FARO, while everyday harms such as chatbots and automated decision-making are left to existing consumer, employment, privacy, and copyright law, thereby drawing the line for regulatory priorities. The article says FARO is funded by industry, overseen by federal agencies, and governed jointly by independent and industry representatives, and is responsible for setting safety standards and reviewing audits before frontier models are released, drawing in part on Google DeepMind's Frontier Safety Framework; Google also supports federal government early access to models with national security capabilities and argues that other countries should recognize FARO's approval outcomes through regulatory mutual recognition.