New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday he plans to sign an executive order preempting artificial intelligence regulations at the state level with his more hands-off federal policy.

“There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI,” Trump said in a Truth Social post . “We are beating ALL COUNTRIES at this point in the race, but that won’t last long if we are going to have 50 States, many of them bad actors, involved in RULES and the APPROVAL PROCESS.”

The post confirms fears that academics, safety groups and state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed since a draft version of the executive order circulated last month. Critics worry the deregulation push could allow AI companies to evade accountability should their tools har

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