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President Trump’s Dec. 11, Executive Order, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (the “order”), targets what the administration views as burdensome and fragmented state AI regulation in favor of a single national framework.

Although the order does not overturn any existing or proposed state AI law, it directs federal agencies to challenge certain state AI laws, condition federal funding on compliance with the order, and propose federal preemption legislation.Continue Reading President Trump Signs Executive Order to Limit State AI Regulation

Early on July 1, the U.S. Senate voted to halt an effort to impose a 10-year moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence. The vote, 99-1, removed the AI provision from President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” that had evolved from a full moratorium on state AI regulation for the next decade, to its most recent iteration that required states to adopt the ban in order to receive federal broadband funding over the next five years.

Yesterday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas attempted to revise the AI ban to address current regulations. According to media reporting, efforts toward banning state AI regulation broke down amidst concerns that the language was overly broad and could adversely impact existing laws concerning privacy, consumer protection, and child safety.Continue Reading US States Can (And Will) Continue To Regulate Artificial Intelligence … for Now