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President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The order creates a Justice Department task force to challenge state AI statutes that conflict with a forthcoming federal framework and directs the Commerce Department to withhold future broadband funding from states that enact what the administration calls “onerous” AI regulations. Supported by industry groups and White House advisers, the order also instructs advisers David Sacks and Michael Kratsios to draft legislative recommendations for a national AI policy, while carving out limited protections for child safety, data‑center infrastructure, and state procurement. State attorneys general and civil‑rights groups have criticized the move as an overreach that will likely face legal challenges. Ler mais

A draft executive order obtained by WIRED directs the Justice Department to create an AI Litigation Task Force that would sue states for AI regulations deemed to violate federal law. The order, titled “Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI Policy,” targets state measures that require AI models to alter truthful outputs or compel developers to disclose information that could conflict with the First Amendment. It cites recent AI safety statutes in California and Colorado and grants the Commerce Department authority to withhold broadband funding from non‑compliant states. Industry groups and civil liberties advocates have voiced strong opposition. Ler mais