SCOOP: Trump AI Executive Order Will Likely Punt on Security Concerns
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on artificial intelligence safety that may not address key national security concerns. The order will allow for voluntary vetting of AI models but will postpone decisions on handling dangerous models. There are differing opinions within the administration regarding cybersecurity protections, and the order's specifics may change before it is finalized.
- ▪Trump's executive order on AI safety is anticipated to be signed soon.
- ▪The directive will give the Office of the National Cyber Director 60 days to develop a cybersecurity framework.
- ▪The order will outline a plan for voluntary vetting of AI labs' pre-deployment models, but will not address actions for dangerous models.
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Home – Political News – SCOOP: Trump AI Executive Order Will Likely Punt on Security Concerns exclusive SCOOP: Trump AI Executive Order Will Likely Punt on Security Concerns Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell • May 20, 2026 Print Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL— President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on artificial intelligence safety later this week, but…
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