The Trump administration has drafted an executive order designed to curb state efforts to regulate artificial intelligence, according to a person familiar with the matter, intensifying a policy clash over who should set the rules for the fast-moving technology. The draft would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to assemble a task force to challenge state AI laws, asserting federal primacy over interstate commerce. Tech investors and some Republicans, including Sen. Ted Cruz, argue a single federal standard is needed to avoid a compliance patchwork that could hinder startups. Digital rights advocates counter that a president cannot preempt state law by decree, and point to recent Senate resistance to a moratorium on state AI rules. The move comes as House Republicans seek to attach preemption language to the defense authorization bill and as Trump publicly backs a federal-first approach, raising legal and political questions about the scope of executive authority in AI governance.
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