The White House released a seven-point recommendation calling for Congress to establish a national policy framework for AI.

The document outlines seven key categories where the administration wants federal lawmakers to focus on in establishing federal legislation governing AI.

These are: 

(1) protecting children and empowering parents.

(2) safeguarding communities.

(3) respecting intellectual property rights and supporting creators.

(4) preventing censorship and protecting free speech.

(5) enabling innovation.

(6) developing an AI-ready workforce.

(7) setting rules for federal and state authority over AI.

The federal standards call for preempting some state AI laws while preserving state authority in areas such as child protection, fraud, consumer protection, zoning, and a state’s own use of AI.

The document states the federal government “must establish a federal AI policy framework to protect American rights, support innovation, and prevent a fragmented patchwork of state regulations that would hinder our national competitiveness, while respecting federalism and State rights.”

The recommendations also call for federal efforts to stimulate innovation by creating federally run sandboxes, granting access to federal datasets for AI model training, and ensuring workforce training via existing education and support programs. They further say Congress should not create a new federal AI rulemaking body and should instead rely on existing regulators with subject-matter expertise and industry-led standards.