President Donald Trump and his tech allies say that his new executive order to establish a national framework for artificial intelligence regulation will give the U.S . an edge over China in the AI war and pave the way for innovation.

But Democratic lawmakers and state officials, as well as consumer advocacy groups, are raising alarms about the impact of the order that Trump signed on Thursday night .

Some say the order — which seeks to override state regulations on AI — might soon be met with legal challenges.

"This is the wrong approach — and most likely illegal," Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said in a post on X Thursday.

"We need a strong federal safety standard, but we should not remove the few protections Americans currently have from the downsides of AI," Klobuchar s

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