President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on artificial intelligence that revised a draft one that was apparently scuttled at the behest of AI companies.
Unlike other orders often signed in public, Trump signed this one privately, according to Politico. The political news outlet cited “two White House officials familiar with the matter granted anonymity to discuss it.”
The order seeks to have some AI companies submit new products for a voluntary government review 30 days before release.
A draft that was canceled at the last minute on May 21 had called for a 90-day advance review period. Companies had sought an advance review limited to 14 days before release.
Trump said at the time there was a concern that the initial draft of the order negatively impacted the competitive position of America’s AI companies, according to NBC News.
“We’re leading China, we’re leading everybody, and I don’t want
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