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Trump releases AI policy to pre-empt state rules

The ⁠White House released an artificial intelligence policy on Friday that aims to pre-empt state rules, ensure protections for children and shield communities from prohibitive…

By Samantha Johnson / March 20, 2026

The ⁠White House released an artificial intelligence policy on Friday that aims to pre-empt state rules, ensure protections for children and shield communities from prohibitive energy costs.

The Trump administration has been pushing for a single legislative framework that can be applied uniformly across the country, rather than leaving states to form their own plans.

US President Donald Trump ⁠in December said he would withhold federal broadband funding from states ‌whose laws to regulate artificial intelligence are judged by his administration to be holding back American ‌dominance in the technology.

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The AI industry has been a powerful profit ⁠driver for the tech sector in recent years, propelling chipmaker Nvidia to become the world’s largest ‌company, while tech behemoths Amazon.com, Meta Platforms, Alphabet and Microsoft pour billions of dollars into the burgeoning sector.

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The White House said it looked forward ‌to working with Congress to turn the framework into legislation.

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