Trump's missed AI deadlines
Key deadlines set out in President Trump's executive order have passed, with agencies failing to deliver on major steps that were due more than a month ago.
TL;DR
- Key deadlines from Trump's executive order on state AI laws have passed without agency action.
- The Federal Trade Commission was expected to issue guidance on consumer protection law and AI.
- The Commerce Department was tasked with reviewing and flagging "onerous" state AI laws.
- The FCC was supposed to consider a national AI reporting standard.
- The administration aims to create a uniform federal AI policy to preempt state laws.
- Despite rhetoric supporting deregulation, the administration is still determining its AI regulatory approach.
- The White House's calls to state legislators are seen as an ad hoc approach to legislative cohesion.
- A legislative recommendation for a federal AI policy framework was released last month but requires congressional action.
- Congressional Republicans face challenges in creating a bipartisan bill for federal AI policy.
- Without agency or lawmaker progress, a key Trump administration AI priority remains stalled.