Trump Unveils Plan for Federal AI Regulation, Come 2026
A photo taken on January 2, 2025 shows the letters AI for Artificial Intelligence on a laptop screen (R) next to the logo of the Chat AI application on a smartphone screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images) President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order aimed at regulating artificial intelligence at the federal level, arguing that the United States will only win the AI race if companies can work under “one rulebook.” In a Monday Truth Social post, President Trump answered longstanding questions about the future of AI regulation, seeking to avoid different regulation standards within all 50 states, which he argues would hinder growth. “There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI. We are beating ALL COUNTRIES at this point in the race, but that won’t last long if we are going to have 50 States, many of them bad actors, involved in RULES and the APPROVAL PROCESS,” Trump wrote. “THERE CAN BE NO D...
