Raúl Torrez
Attorney General of New Mexico (D) · as of 2026-10-07 · source
New Mexico's attorney general. In Oct 2026 he proposed the Frontier AI Safety and Accountability Act with Rep. Linda Serrato and opened a formal inquiry into OpenAI over its agent's attempted breach of a University of New Mexico library.
Raúl Torrez has been Attorney General of New Mexico since January 2023. He was previously Bernalillo County District Attorney (2017–2023), and his office has sued Meta and Snap over child safety (Wikipedia). A first-term Democrat, he is running for reelection in 2026 (Albuquerque Journal). On Sept 24, 2026 he and 25 other attorneys general urged Congress to regulate AI. On Oct 1, 2026 he announced the Frontier Artificial Intelligence Safety and Accountability Act and sent Sam Altman a formal inquiry letter about the UNM incident (NMDOJ).
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- New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez and Rep. Linda Serrato unveil a Frontier AI Safety and Accountability Act for 2027 and open an inquiry into the OpenAI agent's attempted breach of a UNM library ★★★
On Oct 1, 2026 New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and state Rep. Linda Serrato (D-Santa Fe) announced the Frontier Artificial Intelligence Safety and Accountability Act for the legislative session that starts in January 2027. It would create an Office of the Online Safety Monitor in the state…
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