Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid Speaks Out Trump’s Anti-Democratic Executive Order Protecting AI Tech Companies

BERWYN, Ill. – In response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order that attempts to block states from issuing their own regulations around artificial intelligence (AI), state Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, issued the following statement: 

“Once again, Donald Trump is trampling on our Constitutional separation of powers, while writing a blank check to corporations. This order prioritizes the interests of Big Tech over protecting consumers, ignoring broad bipartisan concerns about the social and ethical impacts of unfettered AI.

“I have been part of bipartisan efforts urging Congress not to preempt state regulation of AI. We have been successful, because it’s undeniable that AI can cause real harm to our residents through privacy invasions, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, and job losses.

“Genuine leadership on AI requires robust safeguards, democratic input, and accountability — not a federal fiat that effectively deregulates one of the most transformative and potentially harmful technologies of our time. We in Illinois will not be cowed into submission. We will continue to provide leadership on necessary AI regulation to protect consumers.”