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White House signs executive order preempting state-level AI regulations.
President Trump yesterday signed an executive order, "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence," aimed at preempting state-level AI regulations. The White House cites three reasons for the order: "First, State-by-State regulation by definition creates a patchwork of 50 different regulatory regimes that makes compliance more challenging, particularly for start-ups. Second, State laws are increasingly responsible for requiring entities to embed ideological bias within models. For example, a new Colorado law banning 'algorithmic discrimination' may even force AI models to produce false results in order to avoid a 'differential treatment or impact' on protected groups. Third, State laws sometimes impermissibly regulate beyond State borders, impinging on interstate commerce."
CNBC notes that tech companies like Google and OpenAI will welcome the law, while states are likely to challenge the order in court. Some states—notably, California, Utah, Colorado, and Texas—have already passed their own laws regulating AI. States that refuse to comply with the executive order may face Federal funding restrictions.

