Source: Politico

Politico reports on President Trump’s AI Action Plan launch, which sharply criticizes existing copyright laws and state-level AI regulations as impediments to innovation. The plan calls for federal agencies to review and potentially overturn prior Federal Trade Commission orders that burden AI innovation. It also proposes withholding federal AI-related funding from states with restrictive AI laws, while asserting respect for states’ rights to enact prudent laws.

Trump advocates for a single federal AI standard to avoid a patchwork of state regulations. The plan emphasizes deregulation to foster AI innovation and includes measures to update procurement guidelines to ensure government contracts only with AI developers free from ideological bias. The approach has sparked debate over federal versus state authority in AI governance.