White House crafting executive order to thwart state AI laws

• A draft executive order that could soon be signed by President Donald Trump would challenge states’ efforts to enact their own artificial intelligence laws.

• The order would establish an AI taskforce to launch lawsuits and threaten federal funding for states with contested AI laws.

• AI industry leaders including Sam Altman’s OpenAI and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz oppose a state-by-state policy approach.