Trump Signs Major AI Order to Streamline Approvals, Citing U.S.–China Tech Race

President Trump has signed an executive order that effectively blocks states from enforcing their own heavy-handed regulations on artificial intelligence, answering years of complaints from innovators about a confusing patchwork of rules. The order establishes a single national framework so companies do not have to navigate 50 different approval processes every time they build AI data centers or launch new products. Supporters say this streamlined approach is essential for U.S. leadership in a technology which Trump calls a massive new industry.