Trump unveils AI initiative White House says highlights innovation and security

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at strengthening AI oversight by asking technology companies to submit advanced artificial intelligence models for government review up to 30 days before release.

The White House said the order, titled "Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security," seeks to preserve U.S. leadership in AI by encouraging innovation, while also creating a new framework for evaluating the risks associated with the most powerful AI models.

According to the order, the government would have 30 days to review an AI system, a shorter time frame than some in the industry were expecting. A longer time period might have been seen as too burdensome for a fast-moving and highly competitive industry.

The order comes less than two weeks after Trump canceled an Oval Office event with tech industry executives because he did not like what he saw in the earlier version of the order's text.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Associated Press contributed to this report.