This Is How Trump Finally Signed the AI Executive Order
Key takeaways
- Beyond shortening the review period, the administration made few substantive changes to the original text.
- With the order now in place, Bessent can begin exploring discussions with China about creating a similar cross-border framework for advanced AI systems, according to a person familiar with the matter.
- Some of the larger AI companies signaled their support for the executive order on Tuesday. “This Executive Order is an important step in strengthening America’s leadership in AI.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Photograph: Win Mc Namee/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story President Donald Trump has signed a scaled-back version of an executive order governing AI that he had shelved less than two weeks ago, after senior aides persuaded him that the administration could not indefinitely delay establishing a framework for the technology, according to two officials familiar with the matter.
The revised order gives the federal government access to the most advanced artificial intelligence models 30 days before their public release, down from an earlier proposal that would have required companies to provide access 90 days in advance.
Beyond shortening the review period, the administration made few substantive changes to the original text. Trump approved the revised order Monday night following a high-level White House meeting. Aides drafted the final language Tuesday morning, the two officials tell WIRED.