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Departing AI Adviser: Trump Won't Back a US AI Regulator

July 3, 2026 at 10:53 EDT

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Sriram Krishnan, the departing senior White House AI policy adviser, has stated that President Trump will never back a centralized US AI regulator. The remarks reaffirm that the Trump administration is ruling out a new federal AI oversight agency in favor of a decentralized approach that relies on existing laws.

June 2026 · Departing White House AI Adviser

Trump "Will Never" Back a Dedicated US AI Regulator

Sriram Krishnan, chief architect of the administration's AI policy from January 2025, draws a firm line on his way out: no new AI regulator — innovation and the race with China come before rules.

dedicated AI regulators to be created

days for Commerce to review state AI laws (Dec 2025 EO)

voluntary-standard bodies at the center: NIST & CISA

From Binding Rules to Voluntary Standards

Regulatory weight compared: Biden-era mandates vs. the current approach.

Prior Approach

AI Safety Institute · binding rules · state laws (CA)

Current Approach

Voluntary standards · no regulator · federal preemption

The Four Pillars

AI Action Plan

Data-center expansion, removal of regulatory barriers, federal preemption of state laws

State Law Review

Commerce Secretary to assess existing state AI laws within 90 days (Dec 2025 EO)

Standards

Shift toward voluntary standards led by NIST / CISA

Regulator

No dedicated AI regulator to be created

Supporters

Much of Silicon Valley welcomes avoiding innovation-stifling rules and sees it as preserving US advantage in the AI race with China — deploying the "American AI stack" globally.

Critics

Others fault it for downplaying safety and an opaque process, warning that federal preemption of state law could create legal confusion and dual-compliance burdens.

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