President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order today that aims to keep the US at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence (AI) development.
The EO revokes “certain existing AI policies and directives” that have been deemed to undermine AI innovation. The goal is to clear a path to make sure the US retains its leadership in AI.
The EO requires the creation of an action plan:
“Within 180 days of this order, the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (APST), the Special Advisor for AI and Crypto, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Director), and the heads of such executive departments and agencies (agencies) as the APST and APNSA deem relevant, shall develop and submit to the President an action plan to achieve the policy set forth in section 2 of this order.”
The mission is to “develop AI systems that are free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas.”
The President continues to issue Executive Orders at a breakneck speed. The rapidity of the proclamations emerging from the Executive Branch has never been experienced in the history of the US.
