Key Takeaways
- David Sacks defended the Trump administration’s executive order on artificial intelligence.
- The order outlines federal policy for AI oversight and development in the US.
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Trump’s AI and crypto czar David Sacks defended the administration’s executive order on artificial intelligence, saying the US risks losing its edge over China unless it adopts a unified national regulatory framework.
Speaking this morning on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria,” he said the U.S. is leading the AI race, but China remains highly competitive and American innovators could fall behind if they were forced to comply with a patchwork of conflicting AI regulations popping up in all 50 states.
“If you have to report to 50 different state regulators at 50 different times and with 50 different definitions, it’s extremely burdensome. And it’s going to slow down innovation, and it’s going to hinder our progress in the AI race,” Sacks pointed out.
“So if we want to stay ahead, as President Trump has stated, we need to have a single national standard, one standard for AI, so that the most burdensome states, the most draconian, can’t hold you back,” he said. “We want to work with Congress on this.”
Until a national standard is in place, Sacks says the administration is prepared to push back against what it views as excessively restrictive state rules.
Trump signed a new executive order Thursday, titled “Ensuring National Policy for Artificial Intelligence,” to counter state AI laws that alter true model results, limit innovation, or disrupt interstate commerce, while promoting a unified national AI policy.
The order is facing a bipartisan backlash as critics warn it amplifies threats from AI chatbots, surveillance tools and systemic bias. Even among some conservative voices, alarm is rising.
