Comment by Robert Weissman

Preemption would effectively mean no U.S. regulation of AI at all, with the narrow exception of rules to deal with nonconsensual intimate deepfakes, because there are no national rules in place. [...] To be clear, states aren't keeping up with the risks that Big Tech companies are imposing on Americans (and the world), but they are trying to meet the novel and enormous challenges of the moment. Which is exactly why Big Tech wants to shut down their efforts. Unverified source (2026)