Why Trump dashed Biden’s AI executive order, and why it matters
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Biden’s EO established industry reporting requirements on the riskiest systems.
During President Donald Trump’s first few hours in power, he revoked Joe Biden’s 2023 executive order on AI. In the absence of congressional action, Biden’s EO served as the first effort by the federal government to address the considerable societal and national security risks presented by AI. Relying on the Defense Production Act, the EO required developers of the largest AI systems to submit safety testing data to the government before the models were released. But now, the government will likely pull back its oversight role.