Biden’s Sweeping AI Order Scrapped by Trump in Regulatory Reset

Jan. 21, 2025, 1:30 AM UTC

President Donald Trump rescinded the Biden administration’s sweeping executive order regulating artificial intelligence, marking a significant shift in federal oversight for the rapidly advancing technology.

The move, announced on Monday, immediately halts the implementation of key safety and transparency requirements for AI developers. Biden’s mandate, which was signed in 2023, had required leading artificial intelligence companies to share safety test results and other critical information for powerful AI systems with the federal government. It also prompted the creation of the US AI Safety Institute, housed under the Commerce Department, to create voluntary guidelines and best practices for the technology’s use. ...

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