Executive Order Issued to Challenge Onerous State Laws Regulating Artificial Intelligence

President Trump recently signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to mobilize against state artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory laws considered detrimental to the advancement of AI.  Though existing state laws regulating AI remain in effect, the executive order prompts the federal government to research and take steps to file court and agency actions and eliminate state funding for states with AI laws considered preempted, unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful under federal law.   The executive order also encourages Congress to pass preemptive legislation to prevent onerous regulation of AI.   Once attempts to carry out the executive order take hold, court challenges from affected states are certain.