President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on artificial intelligence that will attempt to preempt a growing number of state laws governing the technology with a national standard.

“We want to have one central source of approval,” Trump told reporters, flanked by top advisers, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Trump said companies should not have to abide by laws that differ by state.

“You still won’t get it approved, if you have to go to 50 states,” he said.

The order will give the Trump administration tools to push back on the most “onerous” state regulations, said White House AI adviser David Sacks. The administration will not oppose rules governing AI that relate to child safety, he added.

Major AI players including ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Alphabet’s Goog

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