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Trump Mulls AI Review Group, Reversing 2023 Rules

5/7/2026

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Trump Considers AI

U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing an order to form an AI working group that would review models before release.
Officials met with Anthropic, Google and OpenAI executives to discuss it.
The proposal would reverse the 2023 AI order and drop rules.
A poll found 50% of Republicans and 51% of Democrats more concerned than excited about AI.
An NBC survey showed twice as many consumers hold negative AI views.

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Administration Invokes DPA

The administration invoked the Defense Production Act to compel AI model trainers to share safety-testing results.
Elizabeth Kelly, former U.S. AI Safety Institute director, joined Anthropic as head of "beneficial deployments."
Chris Fall was appointed to lead the rebranded Center for AI Standards and Innovation in April 2026.
Congress approved $55 million for NIST AI research, though the agency is considered underfunded.
Congressional Democrats introduced the GUARDRAILS Act to prevent federal AI oversight preemption.

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EU Audits AI

The European Union asked Anthropic to use Mythos to test regional banks for security vulnerabilities.
Mythos found flaws on almost all websites, leading Anthropic to postpone its public release.
The White House proposal copies the United Kingdom’s pre-release review model and will assess each new AI model against safety standards before commercial deployment.
Experts warn that as more models gain similar flaw-detection power, developers may self-restrict less.

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Trump Considers AI

U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing an order to form an AI working group that would review models before release.
Officials met with Anthropic, Google and OpenAI executives to discuss it.
The proposal would reverse the 2023 AI order and drop rules.
A poll found 50% of Republicans and 51% of Democrats more concerned than excited about AI.
An NBC survey showed twice as many consumers hold negative AI views.

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