Trump administration drafts an executive order regulating state AI laws

President Donald Trump’s administration has drafted an executive order that would challenge individual states’ ability to enact regulations governing artificial intelligence, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The draft order would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to create a task force charged with targeting state AI legislation, arguing that these state measures violate the federal government’s sole authority to regulate commerce between states, amongst other grounds for challenging the laws.

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.

It is unclear if the draft order, whose existence was first reported by first reported by The Information, will be signed by Trump, or how seriously it is under consideration.

On Tuesday, Trump shared his support for congressional action to prevent individual state AI regulation, writing on Truth Social, “We MUST have one Federal Standard instead of a patchwork of 50 State Regulatory Regimes.”

As part of the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Wednesday, Trump reiterated his criticism of states’ ability to regulate AI.