President Donald Trump executive order on a national artificial intelligence framework threatens funding for states that pursue AI laws deemed "onerous."

Colorado's state law, passed in 2024, seeks to prevent discrimination in the AI systems that businesses and governments use in making key decisions, such as hiring, education and banking.

Critics argue that US President Donald Trump's executive order urging states to avoid regulations on artificial intelligence favours big AI companies and limits oversight, raising issues of accountability and risks.

The order creates an “AI Litigation Task Force” to challenge state laws and uses federal funds for broadband access as a bargaining chip.

Trump’s latest executive order attempts to punish states that regulate artificial intelligence technology, a policy that has triggered division in the GOP.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday meant to override state regulations on artificial intelligence. The order is intended to boost the AI industry, which has been eager for a national law rolling back state regulations governing the fast-moving technology.

MAGA populists are making a last-minute bid to shape President Trump's promised executive order targeting state AI laws, pitching two draft proposals to the White House this week. Why it matters: Republicans are split on regulating AI,