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• NewsMax.com Jim Thomas on x

  States Set to Defy Trump AI Order, Brace for Legal Fight

• @amyklobuchar Amy Klobuchar on x

  Trump's new executive order tries to eliminate state AI laws—in both red and blue states—that are protecting Americans from harmful deepfakes, scams, and online exploitation. We shouldn't remove the few protections Americans have as Congress fails to act. [video]

• @jensiebelnewsom Jennifer Siebel Newsom on x

  It's absolutely reckless to block states from setting AI safeguards and pretend like families won't pay the price. California will keep putting kids first and innovating responsibly.

• @kent_walker Kent Walker on x

  This Executive Order is an important step toward a national standard that still recognizes traditional areas of state and local jurisdiction. (2/2) https://www.whitehouse.gov/...

• @cagovernor Governor Gavin Newsom on x

  California is the world's AI powerhouse. We're redefining what's possible with innovation built on purpose and safety. The future happens here, first.

• @senamyklobuchar Senator Amy Klobuchar on x

  This is the wrong approach—and most likely illegal. As I explained in the NYT this week, we need a strong federal safety standard, but we should not remove the few protections Americans currently have from the downsides of AI: https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

• @trumpwarroom @trumpwarroom on x

  “We don't want to see woke AI,” says @DavidSacks. “I think that there is a 1st Amendment issue here, when states are trying to require that AI developers try to twist or adjust their models to produce deceptive outputs in order to meet a political agenda in that state.” [video]

• @whitehouse @whitehouse on x

  🇺🇸 President Donald J. Trump acted to keep America LEADING in AI—removing unnecessary red tape, ending inconsistent state regulations, and strengthening America's national security. [image]

• @chrisvanhollen Senator Chris Van Hollen on x

  Trump doesn't have this authority. States are filling a void left by the federal government's failure to hold AI companies accountable. But after those companies donated millions to Trump's campaign, his inauguration fund, and his ballroom, Trump is doing their bidding. This [ima…

• @skupor Scott Kupor on x

  . @realDonaldTrump rightly recognizes the need for the U.S. to win the global AI race. A patchwork of state regulation will be the death knell for AI innovation, just as would have been the case had Congress elected to stifle innovation in the early days of the internet.

• @reptedlieu Rep. Ted Lieu on x

  Statement on Trump's Executive Order Restricting State Regulation of AI [image]

• @lukewgoldstein Luke Goldstein on x

  NEW: Dozens of state lawmakers across the country got a bag from Google this fall as the regulation of AI+data center buildout and privacy moves to state capitals. For the first time, Google held a state policy summit and paid lawmakers as gifts to attend. I obtained the agenda […

• @adamthierer Adam Thierer on x

  here is my @RSI rapid response analysis of President Trump's new executive order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” I argue that, until Congress acts to develop a more harmonized approach to federal-state AI governance, this new EO can help [im…

• @kent_walker Kent Walker on x

  As we have long said, America needs federal action to create a unified framework for AI development. A patchwork of inconsistent state laws won't help the US succeed in the global competition. (1/2)

• @zamaan_qureshi Zamaan Qureshi on x

  President Trump's Executive Order attempting to nullify state AI laws tries to do what the tech industry tried and failed to do TWICE in Congress: preempt all state laws regulating AI. We support State AGs protecting their state and challenging the EO. https://designitforus.org/.…

• @scott_wiener Senator Scott Wiener on x

  Trump declares war on state AI laws, including a law I passed to ensure transparency of AI safety protocols. He's doing so purportedly to promote U.S. AI “dominance.” Of course, he just authorized chip sales to China & Saudi Arabia: the exact opposite of ensuring U.S. dominance. …

• @cagovernor Governor Gavin Newsom on x

  Donald Trump and @DavidSacks47 aren't making policy - they're running a con. This executive order does little to protect innovation or the interests of Americans. California will continue building a nation-leading innovation economy while implementing common sense safeguards.

• @mrddmia @mrddmia on x

  MIKE DAVIS: This Executive Order On AI Is A big Win. It Would Not Have Gone Well If The Tech Bros Had Gotten Total AI Amnesty https://rumble.com/...

• @davidsacks David Sacks on x

  Mike and I have our differences on tech policy but I appreciate his recognition that this E.O. is a win for President Trump, and that the administration listened to the concerns of stakeholders, took them into account, and is engaged in a constructive dialogue on next steps.

• @willoremus.com Will Oremus on bluesky

  Trump has signed an order directing the federal government to sue states that pass AI laws that threaten America's “global AI dominance.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2... by @gerritd.bsky.social

• r/politics r on reddit

  Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That's Legal

• r/samharris r on reddit

  Trump rejects AI regulation

• @collin_mccune Collin McCune on x

  The EO is an incredibly important first step - and thank you to @POTUS, @DavidSacks, @mkratsios47, and @sriramk for their leadership. But the vacuum for federal AI legislation remains. Congress needs to come together to create a clear set of rules that protect the millions of

• @davidsacks47 David Sacks on x

  Today President Trump signed an Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.”  This Order declares that the United States must have one “minimally burdensome national standard” for AI, not “50 discordant state ones.”

• @sentedcruz Senator Ted Cruz on x

  President Trump took an important step today to promote American leadership in AI. We don't want China's values of surveillance and communist control governing AI. We want American values of free speech, individual liberty, and respect for the individual. [video]

• @davidsacks47 David Sacks on x

  ...This Order does not mean the Administration will challenge every State AI law.  Far from it.  The focus is on excessive and onerous State laws.  We look forward to working with Congress to enact a stable and enduring framework that reduces unnecessary regulation, enables innov…

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  It's time to win AI. 🇺🇸

• @rapidresponse47 @rapidresponse47 on x

  President Donald J. Trump signs an Executive Order to protect American AI innovation from an inconsistent and costly compliance regime resulting from varying state laws. “We have to be unified. China is unified...” [video]

• @neil_chilson Neil Chilson on x

  The final EO is very similar in structure to the draft leaked two weeks ago. But it is rhetorically less polarizing and legally more watertight. The FTC provision remains of great interest to me, both because of my background and because it is very creative. The legislative

• @repdonbeyer Rep. Don Beyer on x

  President Trump's AI order is an attempt to kill responsible safety reforms passed by states, which would create a lawless Wild West environment for AI companies that puts Americans at risk. This is a terrible idea. My statement: [image]

• @kelseytuoc Kelsey Piper on x

  And don't let anyone tell you this is necessary to fight China, because the President just accepted a bribe to sell our chips to China. He doesn't give a fuck about American competitiveness. None of these people do. They care about personally getting rich.

• @kelseytuoc Kelsey Piper on x

  after Congress repeatedly rejected this approach to pre-empting state AI regulation - and we're not talking about replacing it with federal AI regulation, just banning states from making their own rules - the administration gave up and did this executive order.

• @mattyglesias Matthew Yglesias on x

  I want America to lead the world in developing safe and well-supervised artificial intelligence. Trump — monolithically focused on stock prices — threw away America's lead by ending export controls on chips last week, and is acting today to prevent any regulation.

• @natpurser Nat Purser on x

  congress roundly rejected this idea because banning states from making their own ai rules is deeply unpopular. and imo, the politics will only get worse as ai starts to displace jobs and depress earnings (or even as people wrongly blame ai for their financial woes.)

• @kelseytuoc Kelsey Piper on x

  Preempting with *nothing* is a much much worse approach than preempting with a regulatory framework you actually stand behind. and doing it by executive order exceeds the executive's powers.

• @wsteaks Will Steakin on x

  Trump has faced growing backlash from parts of his MAGA base for months over efforts to strip state regulation of AI: Inside MAGA's growing fight to stop Trump's AI revolution https://abcnews.go.com/...

• @adamthierer Adam Thierer on x

  new Trump executive order on artificial intelligence signed addressing the need for a coherent national approach to avoid a patchwork of conflicting, costly state and local regulatory policies:

• @altcap Brad Gerstner on x

  @sriramk @realDonaldTrump Congrats & thanks for your incredible work! 🇺🇸🚀

• @bgurley Bill Gurley on x

  At the @dealbook conference, @mtbarra discussed the onerous overhead of state-by-state EV laws. During his presidency, @BarackObama spoke of the burden caused by state-by-state licensing laws. AI is no different. The bureaucracy of 50 diff AI laws would be stifling to America.

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  It's time to build American AI.

• @chamath Chamath Palihapitiya on x

  The reason this EO is important is so that the federal government can take the lead on defining the rules on the field.  Playing a game with 50 sets of rules isn't viable.  Having to do so would slow down investment.  But with one federal framework, there's an opportunity to crea…

• @sriramk Sriram Krishnan on x

  We just witnessed @realDonaldTrump signing an Executive Order that ensures American AI is protected from onerous state laws.  This ensures that America continues to dominate and lead in this AI race under President Trump.  Want to thank many who helped get to this moment from the…

• @murray.senate.gov Senator Patty Murray on bluesky

  Trump did an end run around Congress to try to BAN states from regulating AI by threatening lawsuits or lost funding.  —  No matter how much tech billionaires donate to Trump, he does not have the authority to make laws—Congress does.  I'll fight back against this corrupt move.

• @datasociety @datasociety on bluesky

  The public overwhelmingly supports regulating AI.  Yet the Trump admin is acting unilaterally to stop state governors, legislators, and AGs from protecting people from algorithmic discrimination, AI's impacts on workers, and the environmental impacts of data centers. www.nytimes.…

• @noethematt Matthew Noe on bluesky

  Something something states' rights something something party of small government something something  —  www.bbc.com/news/article...

• @haroldfeld Harold Feld on bluesky

  I have absolutely no idea how the WH or the FCC think they can preempt any state laws — even reporting requirements — for AI, but I look forward to seeing what they come up with in 90 days.  —  www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

• @mattmcneilshow Matt McNeil Show on bluesky

  This isn't about responsible management, but maintaining America's wild west mentality toward AI, something which terrifies the rest of the world.  —  As far as “children's safety,” the AI industry doesn't want any safeguards in place.  Do you trust Epstein's buddy Trump? www.bbc…

• @maxkennerly Max Kennerly on bluesky

  Trump's AI executive order is out, purporting to preempt state law.  Legally, only Congress can do that, or at least that's the law until Calvinball federal judges and justices say Trump is the Most Special Boy who can.  🤷‍♂️  —  www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... …

• @karrieurbanist Karrie Jacobs on bluesky

  “The order grants broad authority to the attorney general to sue states and overturn laws that do not support the ‘United States’ global A.I. dominance'...If states keep their laws in place,Trump directed federal regulators to withhold funds...”  —  Once you smell the corruption,…

• @ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi on bluesky

  New US federal AI executive order, attempting to override the states.  —  My bet (not a risky one) is that this'll serve as a serious accelerant to the local / regional opposition to data centre growth, slop-related job losses, content theft etc.  A massive-scale rake-step

• @jjvincent James Vincent on bluesky

  the trump executive order limiting states' rights to regulate AI really does make David Sacks judge, jury, and executioner. one of the prime mechanisms of the EO, limiting access to federal funding, rests on evaluations made “in consultation” with Sacks. not subtle www.whitehouse…

• @ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi on bluesky

  New US federal AI law, attempting to override the states.  —  My bet (not a risky one) is that this'll serve as a serious accelerant to the local / regional opposition to data centre growth, slop-related job losses, content theft etc.  A massive-scale rake-step

• @lorak Lora Kolodny on bluesky

  This is absolutely bonkers.  Trump signed an EO to create a single, national framework for AI regulation.  Which makes you wonder about things like, oh, state taxes, state's rights, etc. by Jennifer Elias @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/t...

• @vanhollen.senate.gov Senator Chris Van Hollen on bluesky

  Trump doesn't have this authority.  —  States are filling a void left by the federal government's failure to hold AI companies accountable.  —  But after those companies donated millions to Trump's campaign, his inauguration fund, and his ballroom, Trump is doing their bidding.  …

• @sarajacobs.house.gov Congresswoman Sara Jacobs on bluesky

  Donald Trump's White House is always pay-to-play, so I'm not surprised in the slightest that after Big Tech donated to his ballroom project and lavished him with praise for months, he's now eliminating the rules trying to keep them in line.

• @altnps @altnps on bluesky

  authority preempts state attempts to restrict AI outputs or impose specific disclosure requirements.  Over time, these agency rules could function as a de facto national framework that overrides state regulations.  In short, this executive order overrides state rights in favor of…

• @fromjason@mastodon.social @fromjason@mastodon.social on mastodon

  This is interesting.  No doubt this executive order favors big tech and is terrible.  But, David Sacks, one of Trump's Silicon Valley henchmen, called out Anthropic for what he described as a regulatory capture strategy (screenshot in next toot).  —  https://www.nytimes.com/...

• r/KnowledgeFight r on reddit

  Rogan's fan base is falling apart

• r/JoeRogan r on reddit

  Trump signs order blocking states from enforcing own AI rules

• r/Economics r on reddit

  Trump Moves to Stop States From Regulating AI With a New Executive Order

• r/moderatepolitics r on reddit

  Trump signs order blocking states from enforcing own AI rules

• r/ArtistHate r on reddit

  AI bro president Trump has just signed an Executive Order that pre-empts state AI laws

• r/antiai r on reddit

  AI bro president Trump has just signed an Executive Order that pre-empts state AI laws

• r/artificial r on reddit

  Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws

• r/somethingiswrong2024 r on reddit

  Trump signs executive order for single national AI regulation standard, limiting power of states

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  Trump signs executive order for single national AI regulation standard

• r/inthenews r on reddit

  Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws

• r/USNewsHub r on reddit

  Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws

• r/politics r on reddit

  Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws

• r/technology r on reddit

  U.S. President Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws

• r/politics r on reddit

  Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws

• r/politics r on reddit

  Trump signs executive order for single national AI regulation framework, limiting power of states