Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

Executive Order 14365 is an executive action signed by President (name not specified in the text) that directs federal agencies to create a minimally burdensome national policy framework for artificial intelligence (AI) (Sec. 2). The order requires the Attorney General to form an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge State AI laws that conflict with that policy (Sec. 3) and directs the Secretary of Commerce to evaluate State AI laws and identify ‘‘onerous’’ ones (Sec. 4). It also conditions certain federal funding and asks the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission to consider federal reporting, disclosure, and preemption where State laws conflict with federal law (Secs. 5–7). This matters because it can change which rules AI companies must follow and whether States can enforce their own AI laws, affecting jobs, services, and how people interact with AI technologies.