"We have to be unified. China is unified because they have one vote and that's President Xi [Xinping]," Trump said, speaking in the Oval Office. "We have a different system, but we have a system that's good. But we only have a system that's good if it's smart."
White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks, who joined the president in the Oval alongside Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), said the order would give the administration "tools to push back on the most onerous and excessive state regulations."
However, Sacks suggested they would not fight all state AI laws, pointing to kids' safety measures as an example.
Trump hinted at the order Monday, arguing in a Truth Social post that there should be "only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI."
The president initially appeared to be considering an order last month, as House Republican leaders faced pushback amid a renewed effort to pass a measure preempting state AI laws.
A draft order seen by The Hill would have created a task force dedicated to fighting state AI measures in court and restricted federal broadband funding for states whose AI laws are deemed overly burdensome.
GOP leaders reportedly urged the president to hold off, as they sought to include a preemption provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). However, the issue faced resistance from several Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Sen. Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
It was ultimately not included in the final legislation, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) saying last week that they were "looking at other places" for the measure.
This is the second time that Republicans lawmakers have attempted to include such a provision in key legislation. A 10-year moratorium on state AI laws was included in Trump's tax and spending bill earlier this year but was ultimately stripped out by the Senate.
The Trump White House and its Silicon Valley allies have argued that preemption is necessary to prevent a patchwork of state AI laws that could disrupt innovation amid fierce competition with China.
However, state lawmakers contend that they are better positioned to regulate the rapidly evolving technology, especially given Congress's previous struggles to pass legislation on social media and privacy.
No comments:
Post a Comment