President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11 that seeks to establish a federal standard on regulating artificial intelligence (AI) companies and prevent states from putting limits on the booming industry.
Titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” the president’s order aims to create a national standard on AI regulations that would forbid any state laws from going beyond its framework and challenge them through the Department of Justice.
“You have to have a central source of approval,” Trump said during a signing ceremony at the White House on Thursday. “When they need approvals on things, they have to come to one source. They can’t go to California, New York, and various other places like Illinois. They’re putting all this money in. It’s a big part of the economy.”…
Trump Signs Order to Prevent States From Regulating AI
