US EditionCalifornia's AI Laws: Will Trump Put a Stop to Them?
Trump's order aims to prevent fragmented state AI laws and includes carve-outs for children’s safety, data centers, and state procurement, amid expected legal challenges.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring states from regulating artificial intelligence, with carve-outs for children's safety, data centers and state procurement.
- After Congress twice declined to pre-empt state AI laws, most recently in a House military spending bill passed Wednesday, state legislatures enacted around 100 state AI laws this year.
- The administration's ties to industry are evident in forging connections with Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, amid an AI boom that drove much of U.S. economic growth in early 2025, while Republican leaders in Congress blocked earlier federal efforts to curb state regulation.
- Legal analysts say the executive order is likely to be challenged in the courts, and the White House plans to work with Congress on a national AI standard, Sriham Krishnan said Friday.
- California is moving forward with new rules that take effect next year, but passing federal AI legislation needs bipartisan backing with 60 votes and Republicans holding 53 seats in the Senate.
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California's AI laws: Will Trump put a stop to them?
(KGTV) California has multiple new AI laws going into effect next year, but now the White House is stepping in, and wants to have the final say.California has been both at the forefront of AI technology and AI companies, but also at the forefront of regulation, said Professor Thad Kousser with UCSDs Political Science Department.AI will have more hoops to jump through come 2026.Gavin Newsom is extending laws on non-consensual deepfakes: Specifica…
Trump moves to stop states from passing AI laws, highlighting Congress' inability to regulate tech companies
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to stop states from regulating artificial intelligence, citing the risk of a potential patchwork of state laws holding back the United States in what AI companies describe as a race to develop technology that could surpass human intelligence.
Trump signs order aimed at curbing state AI laws
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on artificial intelligence that will attempt to preempt a growing number of state laws governing the technology with a national standard. “We want to have one central source of approval,” Trump told reporters, flanked by top advisers, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The order will give the Trump administration tools to push back on the most “onerous” state …
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