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Trump signs AI executive order to give government early look at new models
Washington — President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order meant to enhance artificial security and innovation by, among other things, establishing a program for AI companies to voluntarily share powerful new models with the government before they are released to the public.
TL;DR
- President Trump signed an executive order focused on artificial intelligence security and innovation.
- The order establishes a voluntary program for AI companies to share 'frontier' models with the government before public release.
- The goal is to enhance AI security and innovation while avoiding stifling industry progress.
- The government will develop a classified benchmarking process to identify frontier AI models.
- The order emphasizes the voluntary nature of collaboration and does not create mandatory licensing or preclearance requirements.
- It also calls for strengthening federal cybersecurity programs using AI and establishing an AI cybersecurity clearance house to identify software vulnerabilities.