Trump strikes compromise over AI regulation to satisfy tech giants and MAGA base
President Trump has issued a new executive order on AI regulation, aiming to balance the interests of tech companies and his MAGA base. The order introduces a 30-day review period for advanced AI models, significantly shorter than the previously proposed 90 days. While participation in the review process is described as voluntary, the increasing assertiveness of the White House suggests compliance may be expected from AI companies.
- ▪Trump issued a new executive order on AI regulation on June 2, 2025.
- ▪The new order establishes a 30-day review period for advanced AI models.
- ▪The previous proposal for a 90-day review period was deemed too lengthy by Silicon Valley.
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US President Donald Trump at the "Winning the AI Race" summit, in Washington, on July 23, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP Caught between Silicon Valley and the MAGA movement, which was worried about the risks of artificial intelligence, Trump chose to judge like Solomon. After abruptly giving up on a previous executive order on AI regulation on May 21, the president discreetly issued another, which came as a compromise, on Tuesday, June 2: The most advanced AI models will now be subject to a 30-day review period, much shorter than the 90-day period that was initially proposed. The venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and Trump's former AI advisor David Sacks had pushed back against the 90-day review period, which Silicon Valley saw as an "eternity" in the AI world.
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