One Minute Matters [Video]: Can the White House Override State AI Regulations (with Mike Word)

One Minute Matters Video Series

12.17.25

Did the White House just reset the conversation around artificial intelligence regulation? Mike Word explains what last week’s Executive Order could mean for companies navigating a fast-growing patchwork of state AI laws, including:

  • Why states have taken the lead on AI rules covering transparency, bias, and safety
  • How the Executive Order lays out a national AI policy framework
  • Where the administration may challenge or limit state laws it views as too restrictive
  • What new funding, reporting, and disclosure provisions could mean for compliance
  • Why this could be an early step toward federal AI legislation