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Late last week, President Donald Trump released a new executive order pre-empting state artificial intelligence Iaws.
Dive in: The goal of the Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence executive order is to allow US AI companies to innovate without "cumbersome regulation."
- The administration has argued that state-based AI regulations will hinder innovation and growth for the technology, and different regulatory statutes make compliance challenging.
The order argues for the eventual creation of a minimally burdensome national policy framework for AI.
- It will seek to pre-empt onerous state laws on AI by withholding funding from the federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program. The White House will determine which state AI laws are onerous.
- The order also noted that the Department of Justice will challenge state AI laws that the US Attorney General finds inconsistent with US global AI dominance.
- It will NOT affect state AI laws concerning child safety protections, AI compute and data center infrastructure, or state government procurement and use of AI.
The order could affect pathologists and other physicians in states where AI laws may have benefits and/or limitations.
Yes, but: This executive order does not take effect immediately and will likely face legal challenges. The CAP will monitor which state laws on AI in health care may be at risk of preemption and follow up with members as information becomes available.