PYMNTS.com August 21, 2025
Tech companies are reportedly continuing to press the White House and Congress to pass legislation that would block states from regulating artificial intelligence.
After an attempt to attach a 10-year ban to President Donald Trump’s tax legislation failed in June, industry lobbyists aim to attach it to future legislation, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 21).
In July, lobbyists successfully pushed for Trump’s AI plan to include a directive to stop AI-related funding from going to states with “unduly restrictive” AI regulation, according to the report.
States are considering a collective total of about 500 laws that would regulate the development and deployment of AI, the report said.
Five states have already passed laws that apply to tech companies and more have...
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