Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) writes to express our deep concern over efforts to preempt state artificial intelligence (AI) laws though inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These concerns remain regardless of whether these preemption proposals are in the NDAA, a standalone bill, or an executive order.

A broad AI moratorium, or punitive measures against states that have passed laws to address the concerns that AI raises, would ignore the real concerns of everyday Americans in favor of a few, deep-pocketed companies looking to set their own rules.

We respectfully urge you to oppose federal preemption of stronger state AI laws in the NDAA or in future legislation that comes before Congress.