President Donald Trump himself has been quiet on the AI regulation moratorium, which has divided his supporters in Congress.
It’s « bad. » It’s « potentially dangerous. » It’s a « violation » of states’ rights.
That’s just some of what President Donald Trump’s strongest supporters in Congress are saying about a provision in the « Big Beautiful Bill » that would block states from regulating artificial intelligence for the next 10 years.
Republicans who support the idea have argued that it’s important to give the tech industry leeway, particularly amid an AI race with China, while preventing the rise of a patchwork of differing state laws. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, an enthusiastic supporter of the proposal, previously told BI that it’s akin to the « light touch » approach that President Bill Clinton took toward the internet in the 1990s.
The loudest GOP opponent of the provision has been Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who said that she was unaware of the AI regulation ban when she voted to pass the bill last month.
