"US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Justice Department to challenge state artificial intelligence laws the administration says threaten US competitiveness. In his order, Trump is taking issue with state "requiring entities to embed ideological bias within models" - although the example he gave of embedding bias was "a new Colorado law banning 'algorithmic discrimination'" that, he said, could "force AI models to produce false results in order to avoid a 'differential treatment or impact' on protected groups.""
"The order establishes an AI Litigation Task Force within the Justice Department to challenge state laws on grounds they are "unconstitutional, pre-empted, or otherwise unlawful." The order directed the Commerce Department to publish an evaluation of state AI laws that conflict with national policy priorities and to withhold Broadband Equity Access and Deployment funding from states with such laws."
"The US Federal Trade Commission will be required to "explain the circumstances under which State laws that require alterations to the truthful outputs of AI models are pre-empted by the Federal Trade Commission Act's prohibition on engaging in unfair and deceptive acts, while the Federal Communications Commission will consider adopting "a Federal reporting and disclosure standard for AI models that pre-empts conflicting State laws," according to the text of the Executive Order."
"The order also calls on the administration's Special Advisor for AI and Crypto to recommend legislation to establish a "uniform Federal policy framework for AI that pre-empts State AI laws that conflict with the policy set forth in this order," although it will still allow states to set their own laws on AI child safety protections, data center infrastructure, and procu"
An executive order directs the Justice Department to challenge state artificial intelligence laws seen as threatening U.S. competitiveness and establishes an AI Litigation Task Force to pursue laws judged unconstitutional, pre-empted, or otherwise unlawful. The Commerce Department must evaluate state AI laws and may withhold Broadband Equity Access and Deployment funding from states with conflicting laws. The Federal Trade Commission must explain when state requirements to alter truthful AI outputs are pre-empted by the FTC Act. The Federal Communications Commission will consider a federal reporting and disclosure standard for AI models. A Special Advisor will recommend legislation for a uniform federal AI policy framework while preserving certain state authorities.
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