A push by House GOP leaders and the Trump White House to pre-empt state regulation of artificial intelligence—potentially via the must-pass defense bill—has drawn swift resistance from an unusual left-right alliance, spanning Steve Bannon to Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey. A leaked draft executive order to bar states from governing AI intensified concerns of a regulatory vacuum, as a YouGov poll showed voters oppose pre-emption by roughly 3-to-1. Tech investors David Sacks and Marc Andreessen argue a patchwork of state rules would hobble startups, while critics warn federal dominance could erode civil liberties and stall safeguards on deepfakes, workplace monitoring, and environmental impacts of data centers. Republican leaders have urged the White House to delay action while they explore folding pre-emption into the NDAA.
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