Trump is trying to preempt state AI laws via an executive order. It may not be legal

The Trump administration is seeking to challenge state laws regulating the artificial intelligence industry, according to an executive order the president signed on Thursday,

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.

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