Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved into a major industry, attracting trillions of dollars in market capitalisation and venture capital investment. On December 18, the US House of Representatives, in a 221-196 vote, passed the SPEED (Standardising Permitting and Expediting Economic Development) Act. The legislation proposes significant changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The law aims to institutionalise and ease the federal permitting ...