Trump, AI and executive order
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Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, criticized a new executive order aimed at blocking states from creating their own artificial intelligence (AI) regulations. Trump told reporters that “there’s only going to be one winner” as nations compete to dominate in the field of AI.
The rare bipartisan vote, 231-195, marks the first time the House has voted to overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump this term.
The order creates an "AI Litigation Task Force" to challenge state laws and uses federal funds for broadband access as a bargaining chip.
The bill seeks to restore union rights for employees at agencies central to national security, healthcare, and veterans' affairs.
Trump expected to sign executive order to reclassify marijuana as soon as Monday.
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.
President Donald Trump's executive order stripped some federal agencies of their collective bargaining protections.
President Trump's executive order comes as Governor DeSantis pushed state lawmakers to introduce an "AI Bill of Rights" next session. Critics say the White House cannot block states in this manner, unless congress actually passes a law.