The draft order comes after Republicans in Congress failed to pass a federal ban on state AI regulation, as more lawmakers raise concerns about the technology.

Glacis co-founders Joe Braidwood (left) and Jennifer Shannon. (Glacis Photo) Reports emerged Wednesday that the White House is preparing an executive

The draft includes creating a federal litigation task force and withholding certain federal funds from states.

Trump's sweeping AI executive order would block states from setting their own artificial intelligence rules, creating litigation task force.

The White House plans an executive order to block states from passing laws regulating AI, as we reported Wednesday. Instead of state laws, the order suggests there should be a federal law governing the information that AI companies have to disclose and how they handle potential bias in models.

The White House has listened to Nvidia’s pleas and is now asking Congress to reject the bill, as it could do more harm than good. Officials say U.S. companies already have sufficient AI chips, and that the government can always monitor exports to ensure sensitive information does not fall into the wrong hands.

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as Trump’s White House press secretary in his first term, came out strongly against the move. “Now isn’t the time to backtrack,” she wrote. “Drop the pre-emption plan now and protect our kids and communities.”

After a rocky relationship with Big Tech companies during his first term and after, Trump has made allies out of them during his second term.