By Jody Godoy and Karen Freifeld
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsuits and by withholding federal funding, according to a draft of the order seen by Reuters.
The order would task Attorney General Pam Bondi with establishing an “AI Litigation Task Force whose sole responsibility shall be to challenge state AI laws, including on grounds that such laws unconstitutionally regulate interstate commerce, are preempted by existing federal regulations, or are otherwise unlawful,” according to the document.
It would also direct the Department of Commerce to review state laws and issue guidelines that would withhold broadband funding in some cases.
(Reporting by Jody Godoy in New York; Editing by Chris Reese)
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