Trump, Republicans try again to stop states from regulating AI

The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are trying again to eliminate state-level AI regulations in favor of a federal standard. The plan faces opposition from many state governments and civil-society organizations, while AI vendors have welcomed it.

Not a party to be dissuaded by their own long-held view that states' rights to self-determination should preempt federal overreach, Republicans are trying two different approaches to getting a state-level AI regulation ban on the books after failing to pass the measure as a rider on Trump's budget reconciliation bill over the summer. 

This time around, Republicans in the House of Representatives want to find a way to add a ban on state-level AI regulation to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The must-pass bill has already made its way through the Senate without an AI ban amendment, and language for such a provision is currently in discussion, House Majority Leader ...