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Trump postpones signing artificial intelligence order out of concern it would hurt the AI industry
Trump said he delayed the order after objecting to parts of its text and warned it could slow U.S. AI leadership over China.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump postponed the signing of an executive order on artificial intelligence, expressing concern the order "could have been a blocker" for the industry.
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he delayed the ceremony "because I didn't like certain aspects of it," announcing the change hours before the scheduled event.
America leads China in AI development, and Trump stated, "I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of that lead."
Axios first reported the postponement of the signing ceremony scheduled for Thursday in the Oval Office, while The White House referred inquiries to Trump's remarks.
Government discussions regarding vetting powerful systems continue amid concerns about AI's ability to expose cybersecurity vulnerabilities, specifically regarding Anthropic's new Mythos model.