Trump signs national AI law to override state rules

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : US President Donald Trump follows through on his promise, signing an Executive Order (EO) on Thursday, creating a single national AI law to supersede the current patchwork of state regulations.
57% : A recent 20i AI Impact survey taken on December 4th shows that 84% of Americans working in the web industry (i.e., web designers, developers) support government regulation of AI.
49% : Since taking the Presidential oath in January, Trump has been calling for a federal standard to regulate AI, arguing that the hodgepodge of state regulations has hindered AI-driven economic growth.
49% : Trump also hailed his administration for (under his direction) updating existing Federal regulatory frameworks, which he says have not only "encouraged the adoption of AI applications across sectors" but have also resulted in "trillions of dollars in investments."
46% : " "To win, United States AI companies must be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation, " he said.
39% : State leaders from both sides of the aisle fear they will lose the ability to impose their own AI safeguards, given Congress's ongoing failure to enact federal tech regulations.

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