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Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil
liberties and consumer rights groups, have pushed for more
regulations on AI, saying there is not enough oversight for the
powerful technology.
But Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that “there's only
going to be one winner” as nations race to dominate artificial
intelligence, and China's central government gives its companies
a single place to go for government approvals.
“We have the big investment coming, but if they had to get 50
different approvals from 50 different states, you can forget it
because it’s impossible to do,” Trump said.
The executive order directs the Attorney General to create a new
task force to challenge state laws, and directs the Commerce
Department to draw up a list of problematic regulations.
It also threatens to restrict funding from a broadband
deployment program and other grant programs to states with AI
laws.
David Sacks, a venture capitalist with extensive AI investments
who is leading Trump's policies on cryptocurrency and artificial
intelligence, said the Trump administration would only push back
on “the most onerous examples of state regulation” but would not
oppose “kid safety” measures.
What states have proposed
Four states — Colorado, California, Utah and Texas — have passed
laws that set some rules for AI across the private sector,
according to the International Association of Privacy
Professionals.
Those laws include limiting the collection of certain personal
information and requiring more transparency from companies.
The laws are in response to AI that already pervades everyday
life. The technology helps make consequential decisions for
Americans, including who gets a job interview, an apartment
lease, a home loan and even certain medical care. But research
has shown that it can make mistakes in those decisions,
including by prioritizing a particular gender or race.
States’ more ambitious AI regulation proposals require private
companies to provide transparency and assess the possible risks
of discrimination from their AI programs.
Beyond those more sweeping rules, many states have regulated
parts of AI: barring the use of deepfakes in elections and to
create nonconsensual porn, for example, or putting rules in
place around the government’s own use of AI.
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