Gary Kibel, a partner in Davis+Gilbert’s Privacy, Technology + Data Security Practice Group, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about President Trump’s recent executive order asserting federal authority over AI regulation.
The executive order, backed by major tech companies, aims to streamline AI oversight by removing regulatory hurdles, establishing an AI litigation task force to challenge state rules, and threatening the withdrawal of federal broadband funding from states that fail to align with federal standards. The move marks the latest escalation in a year-long struggle between federal and state governments over who should control AI governance in the absence of a comprehensive federal AI law.
In the article, Gary notes that despite the executive order, states are unlikely to step back.
“States have a strong interest in regulating this emerging area, so I don’t expect them to quickly relinquish their authority to set their own rules and standards,” he told the Journal.
State lawmakers argue that local governments are best positioned to protect consumers from AI-related risks, including misuse of personal data, discrimination and automated decision-making. More than a dozen additional states are expected to introduce AI laws in the coming months.
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