Overview
- The directive instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to form a litigation task force dedicated to contesting state AI regulations.
- It warns states could lose certain federal funds, including broadband deployment money, and directs the Commerce Department to identify “problematic” state rules.
- Colorado, California, Utah and Texas have enacted private‑sector AI laws on transparency and data use, creating early test cases such as California’s new chatbot safety measure.
- Tech leaders have endorsed a single national standard while members of Congress and civil‑rights advocates raise concerns about weakening safeguards and accountability.
- Time’s Person of the Year issue underscores AI’s systemic reach, featuring Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Elon Musk, Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, Fei‑Fei Li and Jensen Huang, as reports cite more than 700 million generative‑AI users and IDC’s $640 billion spending outlook by 2026.