Tech Industry Girds for New Battle to Block State AI Rules

Tech companies including OpenAI, Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are revving up to block US states from regulating their fast-moving and lucrative artificial intelligence businesses.

The tech giants are pushing both the AI-friendly White House and Republican-led Congress after five states, including Texas and California, passed significant AI-related laws.

“Lawmakers should be inviting innovation, not driving it away from the state,” said Kouri Marshall, director of state government relations with tech trade group Chamber of Progress, which counts Andreessen Horowitz, Google, Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. among its members.

While few of the farthest-reaching state ...