“Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”

“Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”The Core ProblemThe administration argues that a "patchwork" of 50 different state regulatory regimes thwarts U.S. AI innovation and supremacy.It specifically targets state laws that allegedly embed "ideological bias" or force AI models to produce "false results" to avoid "differential impact" on protected groups (citing a Colorado law as an example).Asserts that some state laws unconstitutionally regulate beyond their borders and impinge on interstate commerce.The Solution: A National StandardEstablishes a policy of sustaining global AI dominance through a minimally burdensome national framework.Directs the administration to work with Congress on legislation that preempts (overrides) conflicting state AI laws.This national standard would still aim to protect children, prevent censorship, and respect copyrights.Immediate Enforcement ActionsAI Litigation Task Force: The Attorney General must create a task force within 30 days to sue states over AI laws that are inconsistent with federal policy or unconstitutionally regulate interstate commerce.Evaluation of State Laws: The Secretary of Commerce has 90 days to publish a list of "onerous" state laws, specifically those requiring AI to alter "truthful outputs" or violating the First Amendment.Financial Leverage over StatesBroadband Funding (BEAD): States with "onerous" AI laws may be declared ineligible for certain broadband expansion funds.Discretionary Grants: Federal agencies are directed to consider conditioning grants on states agreeing not to enact or enforce conflicting AI regulations.Regulatory PreemptionFCC: Will investigate adopting a federal reporting standard for AI models to preempt state-level disclosure rules.FTC: Will issue a policy statement explaining how federal law against "deceptive acts" can preempt state laws that force AI models to provide untruthful or altered outputs.What is NOT PreemptedThe proposed federal framework would not override state laws regarding: