Does Donald Trump Love or Hate AI?
Donald Trump has taken a mixed approach to AI regulation, recently signing an executive order for AI companies to voluntarily share models with the government. This order reflects a shift from his earlier stance of minimal intervention in the tech industry. While the new policy is seen as a step towards collaboration, it has been criticized for lacking enforceable measures.
- ▪Trump signed an executive order for AI companies to voluntarily share models with the government for safety testing.
- ▪The new order is seen as a formalization of existing agreements between the government and AI firms.
- ▪Critics argue that the order is less stringent than previous Biden-era regulations.
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TechnologyDoes Donald Trump Love or Hate AI?Yes.By Lila Shroff and Matteo WongYuri Gripas / Bloomberg / GettyJune 2, 2026, 9:04 PM ET ShareSave For months now, the White House has hinted that it may try to rein in the AI industry. Just two weeks ago, the nation’s top tech executives—including Sam Altman and Dario Amodei—were invited to attend a ceremony for the signing of a long-anticipated executive order on AI. But just hours before the ceremony, Donald Trump scrapped it. America is leading the world in the AI race, the president told reporters at the time, “and I don’t want to do anything that’s going to get in the way of that lead.”Apparently, Trump has changed his mind again.
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