Top Trump Aide Says Administration Won’t Pick Winners in AI Race

May 7, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said the US government would refrain from choosing winners and losers in artificial intelligence, the latest signal from a top aide to President Donald Trump as his administration prepares new AI policy directives.

Wiles issued the statement Wednesday from her new account on X, as questions swirl about whether the administration will seek to screen new models and if it will deescalate its feud with Anthropic PBC.

“When it comes to AI and cyber security, President Trump and his administration are not in the business of picking winners and losers,” Wiles wrote. ...

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