Montana Leads the Nation with Groundbreaking Right to Compute Act

Montana became the first U.S. state to enact the Right to Compute Act (SB 212), signed by Governor Gianforte, securing citizens' rights to own and use computational and AI tools with strict limits on government regulation. The law includes mandatory safety protocols for AI-controlled critical infrastructure and contrasts with restrictive approaches in states like California and Virginia. The initiative, backed by Senator Zolnikov and organizations like the Frontier Institute and Haltia.AI, is expected to inspire similar legislation in other states.