Trump walks back AI review rules after industry pushback
trump signed an executive order setting a voluntary 30-day government review for new ai models, reduced from 90 days following industry pressure, signaling a hands-off approach to avoid hampering u.s. competition against china.
president trump signed a scaled-back executive order on ai oversight that requests companies to voluntarily submit new models for government testing 30 days before release, a reduction from the 90-day window initially proposed. the text explicitly clarifies that the order cannot be used to authorize mandatory licensing or permitting requirements, a concession made after significant pushback from silicon valley investors and executives who feared strict regulation would disadvantage the u.s. in its race against china. while the order maintains a voluntary compliance structure to keep development speed unfettered, it directs the doj to treat ai-powered cybercrimes as high-priority enforcement issues, signaling a focus on security over regulatory control.