Microsoft Gains As Trump Seeks Uniform AI Rule

Microsoft MSFT and OpenAI hit by suits, prompting Trump to demand one uniform federal AI training standard.The president pointed to mounting copyright battleslike The New York Times' NYT suit against Microsoft?backed OpenAIand argued you can learn from articles without copying them.

He said rules can't vary from state to state just before signing an AI Action Plan built on 3 pillars: innovation, infrastructure and international security.

At the Washington summit Trump likened the AI race to the space race and vowed to clear regulation?prone roadblocks. He told Nvidia's NVDA Jensen Huang and AMD's Lisa Su he'll fast?track data centers, chip plants and energy projects while rolling back burdensome rules.

A single federal standard could cut legal headaches and speed AI rollout for Microsoft and its peers.Investors will be watching for draft AI regulations due this fall.