Trump signs executive order to oversee AI models
President Trump signed executive order on Tuesday, which asked tech companies to provide the government with oversight of new artificial intelligence models before they are made public, a move for an administration that has pushed for hands-free access to the powerful technology.
The order followed months of debate within the Trump administration over how to handle artificial intelligence and its effects on cybersecurity and national security. Last month, Mr. Trump rescinded the AI executive order — which would have created a window of up to 90 days for the government to review new AI models before they are released — just hours before he was set to sign it.
Tuesday’s signing followed a White House meeting Monday that Trump called with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and David Sacks, formerly the administration’s AI czar, among others, two people familiar with the confidential meeting said. Mr. Sacks, who opposed the ordinance, blessed the revised version after the review period was shortened to 30 days from 90 days, the people said. That helped convince Mr. Trump to move forward with the signing.
The executive order is the Trump administration’s biggest step yet to regulate artificial intelligence. This is a reversal of the president’s stance that has been circulating since he first took office. The approach was designed to help US tech companies beat China and boost the economy.
Under the new regulation, tech companies would voluntarily give the government a 30-day period to review their new AI models before releasing them to the public. The regulation also calls for the Treasury Secretary to create a “Klybersecurity Clearinghouse” for AI to review security vulnerabilities discovered by AI models.
“Advanced AI capabilities strengthen our country, but they also introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across executive departments and agencies,” the order said.
The White House did not immediately return calls for comment.
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