backOn December 11, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order preventing individual states from enacting or enforcing their own artificial intelligence regulations. The order authorizes the federal government to challenge state-level AI laws in court and establishes a dedicated AI Litigation Task Force within the Department of Justice, with exclusive authority to contest such state measures.
According to the White House, the executive order aims to avoid regulatory fragmentation that could require companies to comply with multiple and potentially conflicting state frameworks, thereby discouraging investment and technological development. The measure also mandates a review of existing state laws that may, in the federal government’s view, compel AI systems to modify factual outputs, with states such as California and Colorado identified as likely targets. The initiative has drawn criticism from academics and civil society groups, who warn about the risks of limited regulatory oversight in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
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