Source: The American Conservative
by Spencer Neale
“The Trump administration and its acolytes argue that permitting 50 different state governments to create wildly differing rules for AI will slow the development of research and allow liberal states to create ‘woke’ onramps for the nascent technology. ‘There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI,’ wrote Trump in a post shared to his Truth Social on Monday. ‘I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week. You can’t expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something.’ … Among the chief concerns for states’ rights advocates is a loss of flexibility when it comes to innovation and policy-making. Local variation allows states the ability to test different regulatory approaches before others follow, permitting state governments the opportunity to tailor AI systems to differing demographics, economies, and values.” (12/16/25)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-ai-and-states-rights/