Republican senators argue that Congress should be in charge of establishing a unified national framework regulating AI to prevent a fragmented patchwork of state laws.

A proposed U.S. law seeks to halt state-level AI regulations for a decade, sparking backlash from lawmakers, watchdogs and tech privacy advocates.

President Trump's "one big, beautiful" bill has passed Congress. In addition to steep cuts to health care, it includes a ten-year moratorium on AI regulations.