A leader of the White House’s artificial intelligence strategy offered House lawmakers few details Wednesday on what Congress can expect from the administration’s planned legislative recommendations for a national standard that would seek to preempt state laws.
In December, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to sue states if their AI laws are “onerous” and to limit states’ access to certain federal funds, including through a broadband deployment program, based on those laws. That order came after attempts by pro-AI lawmakers to legislate a national preemption of state AI laws fell short in the face of bipartisan opposition in defense of state authority.
The executive order also tasked White House Science and Technology Adviser Michael Kratsios, along with Special Adviser for AI and Crypto David Sacks, with developing legislative recommendations for a national AI standard that would preempt AI laws.
