The President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed this Thursday (11) an executive order on AI (artificial intelligence) that will try to anticipate the growing number of state laws that regulate the technology, establishing a national standard.
“We want to have a single central source of approval,” Trump told reporters, flanked by his top aides, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
The executive order will give the Trump administration the tools to respond to more “onerous” state regulations, said David Sacks, a White House artificial intelligence adviser. According to him, the administration will not oppose rules related to the safety of children in relation to AI.
Major companies in the industry – including OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, Alphabet (Google), Meta and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz – argue that the federal government, not states, should regulate the industry.
Still, leaders in both parties say they need the power to impose limits on AI, especially since Congress has repeatedly failed to pass laws to regulate the tech sector.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has proposed an AI bill of rights that includes data privacy, parental controls and consumer protections. California Governor Gavin Newsom, whose state is home to several large AI companies, signed into law this year that requires large AI developers to explain how they plan to mitigate potentially catastrophic risks.
Other states have already passed laws banning AI-generated sexual images without consent and unauthorized political deepfakes.
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