The draft surfaced after President Donald Trump called for a single federal standard on AI "instead of a patchwork of 50 State Regulatory Regimes."

Trump made his latest statement against state-level artificial intelligence regulation Wednesday, days after he said “overregulation by the States” is a threat to AI growth.

The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI.

The draft surfaced after President Donald Trump called for a single federal standard on AI "instead of a patchwork of 50 State Regulatory Regimes."