State AI Preemption Fight

States are already passing or proposing AI safety and governance laws under their police powers, and the federal government (via an executive task force) is preparing litigation to challenge those laws as preempted. The resulting wave of suits will force courts to define the constitutional boundary between state police powers (health, safety, welfare) and federal authority over interstate commerce and national innovation policy. — Who wins these preemption fights will determine whether the United States develops a patchwork of state AI regimes or a coherent national framework, with direct consequences for innovation, liability, and civil liberties.