Overview
- President Trump signed the executive order on December 11 to advance a unified federal AI framework and reduce what it calls burdensome state regulation.
- The order directs the Attorney General to establish an AI Litigation Task Force within 30 days to challenge state measures that conflict with federal policy goals.
- The Secretary of Commerce must publish an evaluation of state AI laws within 90 days and issue a policy notice setting criteria for potential BEAD funding exclusions.
- The order singles out the Colorado AI Act’s algorithmic discrimination provisions as an example of state rules it may target for allegedly forcing ideological constraints.
- Legal guidance urges employers and regulated sectors to continue audits and AI governance programs to comply with state and federal requirements that remain in effect.