The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society outlines how Trump Executive Orders shape federal AI regulation and override State actions. They outlines actions, plans and deadlines as well as a a very quick summary…

President Trump’s AI policy represents a distinctive approach: the U.S. government will be an active participant in advancing AI technology while adopting light federal regulation focused on content standards for government-purchased AI, combined with aggressive federal preemption of state regulation. Rather than creating extensive federal rules for private AI companies, the Administration is working to prevent states from creating such rules while investing heavily in federal AI development through initiatives like the Genesis Mission.

This creates a framework in which AI companies face minimal regulatory requirements from any level of government, with the primary federal interventions being procurement standards for AI systems used by federal agencies and efforts to establish a unified national framework that supersedes state authority.