"Washington lawmakers had barely finished processing the news that Congress would not put a state AI law ban into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) when a new rumor began trickling out of the White House on Wednesday: President Donald Trump would, indeed, sign an executive order that would ostensibly assign the federal government the ability to punish states for writing their own AI laws."
"There was the possibility that it would be as drastic as the one that had leaked from the White House weeks before, which would have given David Sacks, billionaire venture capitalist and the White House's AI and crypto czar, immense influence over setting AI policy. There was the possibility that it would be watered down and symbolic, to face the political reality that an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose the idea of a state AI moratorium while satisfying Trump's already stated desire for a moratorium.."
Congress did not include a ban on state AI laws in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rumors from the White House indicated that President Donald Trump would sign an executive order assigning the federal government the power to punish states that write their own AI laws. The leaked draft of the executive order would have given David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto adviser, sweeping influence over AI policy. Political leaders debated whether the order would be drastic or watered down and symbolic to contend with public opposition. A majority of Americans oppose a state AI moratorium, complicating enforcement.
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