President Donald Trump just dropped a bombshell on the tech world with a daring move to streamline AI regulations across the nation.
According to Blaze Media, on Thursday, December 11, 2025, Trump signed an executive order designed to challenge the tangled web of state-level AI rules in favor of a unified, less restrictive national framework.
Earlier in the week, on Monday, December 8, 2025, Trump teased this bold action in a Truth Social post, signaling his intent to tackle what he sees as overbearing state interference in the AI sector.
The executive order specifically calls out the current mess of state regulations as a "patchwork of 50 regulatory regimes" that complicates innovation for tech companies.
Trump's goal is clear: simplify the rules so American AI can keep its edge in the global race without drowning in a sea of conflicting state mandates.
The order even takes a swipe at specific state policies, like a Colorado law against "algorithmic discrimination," claiming such rules risk forcing AI systems to churn out inaccurate results just to meet compliance demands.
Adding fuel to the fire, the order argues that some state laws overstep their bounds, meddling in interstate commerce by imposing rules that affect businesses far beyond their borders.
It also suggests that these varied state approaches can inject ideological bias into AI models, a concern for those who fear technology bending to progressive agendas rather than the objective truth.
To counter this, Trump’s order establishes the AI Litigation Task Force, a new body tasked with challenging state laws that clash with the national vision laid out in this temporary measure.
Speaking on the issue, Trump didn’t mince words: "You can't expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something," he said, as reported via Truth Social.
That’s a fair point—imagine the headache of navigating a different rulebook for every state just to launch a new AI tool. It’s a bureaucratic nightmare that could stall innovation faster than a dial-up connection.
Trump doubled down, declaring, "There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI," emphasizing his belief that fragmented regulations threaten America’s top spot in the tech race.
Let’s unpack that quote for a second—having one set of rules makes sense if you’re trying to keep the U.S. ahead of global competitors who don’t have to jump through 50 hoops. But some blue-leaning states might bristle at what they see as federal overreach trampling their right to regulate as they see fit.
Ultimately, Trump’s order is framed as a stopgap, a way to hold the line until Congress steps up with a permanent national standard for AI policy. It’s a pragmatic move, though it’s bound to spark heated debate over states’ rights versus federal authority in this high-stakes tech arena.