Trump Issues Executive Order on AI Model Review Framework

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework that enables artificial intelligence developers to submit their most advanced models to the government for review prior to commercial release.

The framework permits major technology firms including OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to provide federal agencies with access to their cutting-edge models thirty days before their official launch, as reported by Agence France-Presse.

The initiative emerged amid heightened scrutiny of the "Mythos" model created by Anthropic. The company chose not to release this model publicly, citing its potential to expose critical vulnerabilities across banking infrastructure, government systems, and hospitals.

The thirty-day timeline represents a negotiated middle ground in ongoing discussions between the administration and the technology sector. An earlier draft of the executive order had proposed an extended ninety-day pre-launch review period, whereas technology companies had advocated for a compressed timeline of just fourteen days.

David Sachs, a Silicon Valley investor serving as the Trump administration's point person on artificial intelligence and digital currencies, reportedly intervened with the president to voice concerns that the measure could impede technological advancement and weaken American competitiveness against China in the AI sector. The move caught some White House personnel off guard, given Sachs's prior positions on the matter.

"Unnecessary regulation represents the greatest impediment to American innovation," Sachs posted on the X platform in recent days, emphasizing that success in the artificial intelligence competition demands the elimination of "regulatory red tape."

The executive order additionally requires the Treasury Department, National Security Agency, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a "Coordinating Center for Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity." This center will operate on a voluntary basis in collaboration with private companies and operators of essential infrastructure, focusing on identifying software vulnerabilities and expediting their remediation efforts.

Upon his return to office, Trump rescinded a previous executive order issued by his predecessor Joe Biden that had established oversight mechanisms for artificial intelligence development.