Washington, Dec. 12 -- Congressman Ted W. Lieu issued the following op-ed:
Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on President Trump's Executive Order that restricts states from regulating artificial intelligence.
"The Trump Administration failed badly twice to ban states from regulating artificial intelligence in the absence of a federal framework. The Administration's new executive order on AI is an unconstitutional attempt to do an end run around their failed efforts and is a clear overreach of executive authority.
"An executive order cannot create law and cannot preempt state authority. Any attempt to impose binding legal requirements or dictate national policy on states without congressi...