'There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI,' Trump said. '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'AI WILL BE DESTROYED IN ITS INFANCY!' Trump's statement comes days after an effort to preempt states from regulating AI was quashed in the Senate, as Congress couldn't agree to insert the deeply unpopular proposal into a must-pass defense budget bill. The fast pace of AI development and the lack of general consumer protections from the federal government has led many states to enact their own rules around the technology. California, for example, has the AI safety and transparency bill SB 53, while Tennessee's ELVIS Act protects musicians and performers from unauthorized AI-generated deepfakes of their voices and likenesses. Silicon Valley figures, including OpenAI President Greg Brockman and VC-turned-White House...
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