A 10-year moratorium introduced by House Republicans would preempt state and local laws on artificial intelligence.

GOP lawmakers would grant OpenAI one of its wishes by blocking states from imposing their own AI regulations for at least 10 years.

Republicans want to stop states from regulating AI. On Sunday, a Republican-led House committee submitted a budget reconciliation bill that proposes blocking states from enforcing “any law or regulation” targeting an exceptionally broad range of automated computing systems for 10 years after the law is enacted — a move that would stall efforts to regulate everything from AI chatbots to online search results.