By JONATHAN J. COOPER President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese competitors for supremacy. Related Articles Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell multimillion-dollar airline stake as promised New coins will commemorate 250th anniversary of American independence. Here’s how they’ll look Trump pardoned them for Jan. 6. Now they want millions of dollars House votes to nullify Trump order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups, have pushed for more regulations on AI, saying there is not enough oversight for the powerful technology. But Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that “there’s only going to be one winner” as nations race to dominate artificial intelligence, and China’s central government gives its companies a single place to go for government approvals. “We have the big investment coming, but if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you can forget it because it’s impossible to do,” Trump said. The executive order directs the Attorney General to create a new task force to challenge state laws, and directs the Commerce Department to draw up a list of problematic regulations. It also threatens to restrict…
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