Following several unsuccessful attempts to secure federal preemption of state artificial intelligence regulations through Congress, President Trump turned to executive action, signing a sweeping executive order last Thursday night, entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”. The Executive Order directs federal agencies to challenge state laws regulating AI, with the stated goals of establishing a “minimally burdensome national standard” for AI and preempting conflicting state regulations.
In a Client Alert published Friday, Ropes & Gray partners Jamie E. Darch, Fran Faircloth, Regina Sam Penti, Stephanie A. Webster, counsel Chetan A. Patil, and associates Joanne J. Hyun and Kate Kaplan summarize the Executive Order’s key provisions and analyze its potential impact on existing and proposed state laws.
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