President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday asking some artificial intelligence companies to give the federal government 30 days to review their frontier models before release.
Trump had been scheduled to sign a broader version of the order on May 21, but he delayed the signing, saying he did not like “certain aspects” of the order. The change of heart reportedly followed calls to the president from former AI czar David Sacks and other tech industry leaders.
The order signed Tuesday does not impose mandatory licensing, pre-clearance, or permitting requirements for new AI models. It calls for a voluntary framework through which AI developers can “engage the Federal Government to determine whether model(s) under development meet the designation of ‘covered frontier model.’”
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