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Trump Presses Congress for Single U.S. AI Standard, Urges NDAA Path

The push follows a social media warning that state rules threaten growth, risking U.S. losses to China in the AI race.

Overview

  • Trump said the United States needs one federal AI rule instead of separate state regimes to protect economic gains.
  • He asked Congress to place the measure in the National Defense Authorization Act or pass it as a standalone bill to bolster competitiveness.
  • He warned that without a single standard China could catch up, highlighting a priority set earlier with his administration’s AI Action Plan.
  • His post offered no regulatory details and portrayed some state efforts as producing “woke AI,” referencing “Black George Washington.”
  • An earlier attempt to bar state AI rules for 10 years was stripped from a prior bill after backlash, signaling resistance to broad preemption.