The Trump administration plans to sue states for their artificial intelligence laws, but how the push is affecting work on future legislation depends on a state’s politics.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order in December that directs the Department of Justice to sue states with AI laws the administration deems “burdensome” to the industry, including on interstate commerce grounds. It came amid unsuccessful attempts in Congress to move a White House-backed moratorium on states’ AI regulations.
Supporters of AI regulation, including in Colorado, California and Texas, say their states stand by going ahead on AI while Congress and the executive branch take their time, but lawmakers aligned with the administration may be more likely to take threats to sue or withhold funding more seriously.
