Summary:

– Order creates AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state laws.

– Uniform federal AI framework could override Oklahoma ‘s pending bills.

– Experts warn the move creates uncertainty for companies and states.

Any law regulating artificial intelligence or its use that Oklahoma lawmakers were hoping to pass in the 2026 legislative session will now be subject to scrutiny by the Trump administration, according to an executive order issued on Thursday.

To avoid a “patchwork of 50 different regulatory regimes,” President Donald Trump revived a draft executive order that circulated in November and signed a slightly revised version, holding broadband funds and potentially even certain discretionary grants hostage from states that have or pass “onerous AI laws.”

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