Key Highlights
- Newsroom ReviewedPresident Donald Trump said he would approve an executive order this week establishing “ONE RULE” on artificial intelligence aimed at limiting state-level policies regulating the technology.“I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week.
- You can’t expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something,” Trump posted Monday on social media.
- A draft of a potential order seen by Bloomberg Government last month would allow the Department of Justice to sue states over AI regulations it deems unconstitutional and threaten funding cuts to states with laws considered too burdensome or restrictive.
- The forthcoming order marks the latest bid by Trump to put his imprint on policy for AI, a technology that is rapidly developing and seen increasing adoption by business, government and the public.
- It would mark a victory for AI industry leaders who have criticized a state-by-state approach to regulation. The fast-paced spread of AI has prompted states to enact policies meant to protect their citizens from potential harms, as Congress has yet to agree on a federal regulatory framework. White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett in an interview Monday on CNBC, said he had seen a draft of the order.“There are some states that want to regulate these companies within an inch of their lives,” Hassett said.
