Trump Signs AI Executive Order for Voluntary Security Reviews
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that establishes a voluntary framework for companies developing advanced artificial intelligence to submit their models for government review before public release. The order, signed privately on June 2, comes after the White House had planned to issue it in May but delayed it over concerns about hindering innovation. The administration had considered mandatory reviews but opted for a voluntary approach to balance national security worries with support for American AI development. The order directs several federal agencies to develop benchmarks for identifying frontier AI models and to create an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse to coordinate vulnerability scanning and patching. Both industry executives and some lawmakers have expressed support for the measure while calling for Congress to eventually make such reviews mandatory.
What’s verified
The executive order asks AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models for government testing up to 30 days before public release.
The order directs federal agencies to develop benchmarks for assessing AI models’ cyber capabilities and to create an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse.
The signing was originally expected in May but was delayed because Trump said he feared it would interfere with U.S. AI innovation and the competitive race with China.
The order emphasizes that nothing in it authorizes mandatory government licensing or preclearance requirements for AI models.
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One source indicates the earlier draft of the order gave the government up to 90 days to review models, shortened to 30 days in the final order.
One source reports the order tasks the Treasury Department, National Security Agency, and CISA with developing benchmarks and a voluntary framework.
One source includes statements from Sen. Josh Hawley, Brendan Steinhauser, and Brad Carson calling for Congress to make review mandatory.
One source mentions Anthropic’s announcement in April that it was limiting release of its Mythos Preview model due to security vulnerabilities, which influenced the order.
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President Donald Trump
Sources: NPR, rollcall.com
