The White House is floating an executive order to override state AI laws by launching legal challenges and conditioning federal grants after President Trump publicly backed a federal regulation standard, per a copy of the draft seen by Axios.

Why it matters: It would mark a sharp escalation in the administration's bid to centralize and accelerate U.S. AI policy. • AI and crypto czar David Sacks is involved in the majority of the agency level work the executive order calls for, according to a summary of the draft executive order also seen by Axios. • The order is in flux and a final version could look different. • This approach would have far less teeth than legislation, and could face legal scrutiny.

What's inside: The "Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI Policy" execu

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