Trump AI order preempting state laws draws Senate backlash

Summary

Colorado senator Michael Bennet has blasted President Trump’s new executive order restricting current and future state laws that regulate the artificial intelligence industry. In a press‑release statement, Bennet calls the move a “dangerous overreach of power” that undermines states’ ability to protect children and consumers from AI‑related harms while still encouraging innovation. He argues that, absent comprehensive federal legislation, states need room to experiment with guardrails on issues like data use, content recommendation and automated decision‑making. The clash sets up yet another front in the ongoing tug‑of‑war between Washington and the states over who gets to set the rules of the AI game. For companies, it introduces new uncertainty: the White House may be promising deregulatory breathing room, but key lawmakers are signaling they view that as a temporary and politically contentious fix.