Fri, 12 Dec 2025

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules

California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.

* US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at blocking states from enforcing their own AI regulations
* The order allows the government to push back against "onerous" state rules, but does not oppose AI regulations around children's safety
* Tech giants have called for US-wide AI legislation to speed up innovation and avoid conflicting state-level regulations
* California's Governor Gavin Newsom has opposed the executive order, accusing Trump of corruption and trying to enrich himself
* Several states including Colorado and New York have already passed laws regulating AI development, with some arguing that state laws are necessary in the absence of federal guardrails
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