President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that aims to neuter state laws that place limits on the artificial intelligence industry, a win for tech companies that have lobbied against regulation of the booming technology. Mr. Trump, who has said it is important for America to dominate A.I., has criticized the state laws for generating a confusing patchwork of regulations. He said his order would create one federal regulatory framework that would override the state laws, and added that it was critical to keep the United States ahead of China in a battle for leadership on the technology. “It’s got to be one source,” Mr. Trump said to reporters in the Oval Office. “You can’t go to 50 different sources.” The president has increasingly embraced the A.I. industry, signing executive orders to limit regulation, provide access to federal data and make it easier for companies to build infrastructure to power the technology.

Full report : Trump’s AI executive order directs federal agencies to look into withholding federal funding from states passing “the most onerous and excessive laws” around AI.