Trump postpones long-awaited artificial intelligence order signing
President Donald Trump postponed the signing of an executive order that would have created a voluntary testing process for artificial intelligence models. He said the order could hinder the United States' competitive lead over China and impede innovation. The decision comes amid heightened scrutiny of advanced AI systems such as Anthropic's Mythos, which can identify security vulnerabilities.
- ▪Trump announced the postponement of the AI executive order on Thursday morning.
- ▪He argued the order might get in the way of the U.S. leading China in AI development.
- ▪The order was intended to require AI companies to volunteer their models for government testing before public release.
- ▪Anthropic's Mythos model, capable of finding decades‑old security flaws, has intensified debate over government involvement in AI.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 2 centre, 1 lean right, 1 right.
- ▪ Trump postpones AI order signing, ‘didn’t like’ some aspects — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Trump says he postponed signing AI order because he didn’t ‘like’ it — New York Post
- ▪ Trump postponing AI executive order "because I didn't like what I was seeing" — CBS News — US
- ▪ Trump Postpones Hotly Anticipated AI Executive Order Over: ‘Didn’t Like Certain Aspects’ — Forbes — Business
- ▪ Trump postpones AI executive order signing: 'I didn't like certain aspects' — CNBC — Top
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Technology Trump postpones long-awaited artificial intelligence order signing Comments: by Miranda Nazzaro - 05/21/26 12:32 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Miranda Nazzaro - 05/21/26 12:32 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING President Trump has postponed the signing ceremony for his long-awaited executive order on a voluntary testing process for artificial intelligence models, saying he “didn’t like certain aspects of it.” The White House told invited tech leaders Thursday morning that the ceremony was off, morning, just hours before the expected afternoon signing, two sources familiar told The Hill. “I postponed it,” Trump told reporters Thursday.
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