The Trump administration is targeting state-level AI regulation, the president announced A social media post This week that the industry needs “a federal standard rather than a patchwork of 50 state regulatory systems.”
It comes after a 10-year ban on state AI regulations initially in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” before it was finally removed by the Senate in a 99-1 vote.
Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations
The concept then took a new form apparently with the administration Said to be a draft of an executive order That would establish an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state AI laws through litigation. States with challenging AI laws also reportedly face the threat of losing federal broadband funding.
Now, Reuters has reported this The executive order has been put on hold. If signed, the order will likely face significant opposition, including from Republicans who have previously criticized the proposed suspension of state regulation.
AI regulation has also become a contentious issue in Silicon Valley, where some industry figures — particularly those in the Trump administration — have attacked companies like Anthropic for supporting AI protection bills, including California’s SB 53.
