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December 8, 2025
'ONE RULE': Trump says he'll sign an executive order blocking state AI laws despite bipartisan pushback
“I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week,” Trump posted on social media. “You can’t expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something.”
TL;DR
- President Trump plans an executive order to limit states' regulation of AI technology.
- Trump argues for a single federal rulebook to prevent states from stifling AI innovation.
- Previous attempts to preempt state AI laws in Congress have failed.
- Several states, like California and Tennessee, have enacted their own AI regulations.
- Silicon Valley figures support federal preemption, citing concerns about innovation and competition with China.
- Critics argue state laws are necessary for consumer protection and that federal preemption is overreach.
- The proposed executive order includes creating an "AI Litigation Task Force" and directing agencies to evaluate state laws.
- The order would reportedly give David Sacks influence over AI policy.
- Bipartisan opposition exists in Congress and among state officials to limiting states' regulatory power over AI.
- Concerns about AI's potential harms, including mental health impacts, are cited as reasons for state-level oversight.
- A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general and state lawmakers have warned against overriding state AI laws.
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