Trump Signs Executive Order Blocking States From Regulating AI
December 12, 2025
Donald Trump is making his stance on AI clear with a new executive order that prevents states from regulating the rapidly growing technology.
On Dec. 11, the president signed an executive order preventing states from enforcing their own AI regulations, instead establishing a “single national framework” that directly challenges state-level rules governing the technology, NPR reports. While signing the order, Trump compared the move to China’s centralized approach to governance and the country’s unilateral acceptance of President Xi Jinping’s direction.
