"The order directs the Justice Department to set up an "AI Litigation Task Force" to sue states over their AI-related laws and also directs the the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission to work with the DOJ to follow the White House's AI action plan to circumvent "onerous" state and local regulations. The order also directs Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to study whether the department can withhold federal rural broadband funding from states with unfavorable AI laws."
""We have to be unified.," said Trump, "China is unified because they have one vote, that's President Xi. He says do it, and that's the end of that." Trump's AI advisor, venture capitalist David Sacks, said the administration will not push back on all state laws, "Kid safety, we're going to protect. We're not pushing back on that, but we're going to push back on the most onerous examples of state regulations""
""This is a huge lost opportunity by the Trump administration to lead the Republican Party into a broadly consultative process," said Michael Toscano, director of the Family First Technology Initiative at the Institute for Family Studies, a conservative think tank. "It doesn't make sense for a populist movement to cut out the people on the most critical issue of our day. But nonetheless, th"
The executive order directs federal agencies to coordinate to counteract state and local AI regulations deemed "onerous," including creation of an AI Litigation Task Force at the Justice Department. The FTC and FCC are instructed to work with the DOJ under the White House AI action plan. Commerce must study whether rural broadband funding can be withheld from states with unfavorable AI laws. The administration plans to work with Congress on legislation. Leadership framed the move as requiring national unity. The order drew criticism from some child-safety advocates and is likely to face legal challenges.
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