BILLINGS — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at reducing what he calls "excessive" state regulation of artificial intelligence, creating a federal task force to challenge state laws the White House deems "burdensome" to AI development.

The order has sparked concern among advocates in Montana.

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"No other industry in our country has been allowed free rein. No laws, no regulation," said Penny Ronning of the Yellowstone Human Trafficking Task Force.

While signing the executive order, Trump said that varying state regulations could hinder the U.S. in its technology competition with China.

"People want to be in the United States and they want to do it here and w

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