The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would instruct the federal government to initiate legal action against states implementing AI laws and block them from accessing broadband funding. The proposed order, titled ‘Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI Policy,’ aims to establish an AI Litigation Task Force to contest state AI laws on various grounds such as potential violations of interstate commerce regulation or federal preemption.
The administration seeks to establish a unified national standard, criticizing the presence of diverse state AI laws. Specifically targeting laws in California and Colorado, the order questions requirements that could alter AI outputs or compel developers to disclose information in ways that might conflict with constitutional rights.
This development mirrors a previously rejected proposal by Sen. Ted Cruz to exclude states with AI laws from the government’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. After facing bipartisan resistance, Cruz’s initial plan failed to pass despite modifications. The draft executive order’s contents were made public by Transformer, an AI news platform, and subsequently covered by Ars Technica.
Source: Ars Technica