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Trump Cancels AI Order After Tech Leaders' Appeals

5/25/2026

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Trump Cancels AI Order

President Donald Trump cancelled the AI executive order on May 21 after phone calls from tech leaders.
David Sacks warned the draft would hinder innovation and aid China.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg also contacted Trump about the order.
The order would have allowed a 90-day government review of powerful AI models without mandatory licensing, prompting concerns it could become de-facto approval.

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Trump Delays AI

President Donald Trump postponed AI oversight signing on May 21, 2026, citing China competition.
The draft treats AI oversight as a cybersecurity measure and assigns the National Cyber Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Science and Technology Policy Office.
OpenAI and Anthropic were briefed on a voluntary notification process; smaller developers were not mentioned.
The order omits digital assets, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, separating it from January 2025 digital-asset actions.

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Trump Cancels AI Order

President Donald Trump cancelled the AI executive order on May 21 after phone calls from tech leaders.
David Sacks warned the draft would hinder innovation and aid China.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg also contacted Trump about the order.
The order would have allowed a 90-day government review of powerful AI models without mandatory licensing, prompting concerns it could become de-facto approval.

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