Trump wants to sign a “one rule” regulation on AI to bypass US state approvals

Trump has vowed to increase the competitiveness of AI, but removing government oversight angers members of his Republican Party.

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will sign an executive order to create a “single rulebook” for the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

Monday’s announcement via Trump’s Truth Social account marked the U.S. president’s latest attempt to address AI barriers, a priority of his administration that has raised concerns about oversight of the transformative technology.

Trump said the so-called “One Rule Executive Order” would override government approval of AI, although the legality of such a presidential action remained unclear.

“There can only be one set of rules if we want to continue to be leaders in AI,” he said. “At this point in the race we are beating ALL COUNTRIES but that won’t last long if we…