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States advance targeted AI bills despite federal preemption threats
Multiple state legislatures are moving forward with narrower laws on chatbot-child interactions, employer AI use, and catastrophic risk prevention, six months after the executive order, as Congress fails to pass federal legislation.
Trump signs AI initiative, warns states against regulation
President Trump signs an executive initiative in the Oval Office, directing the DOJ to challenge state AI laws and the Commerce Department to identify problematic regulations, while warning that state regulation could harm the U.S. in the AI race with China.
Despite a federal push to curtail state AI laws, states are advancing regulations that mandate transparency in chatbots, algorithmic fairness in employment, and catastrophic risk prevention, directly shaping technical standards for developers.
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