The White House postpones a planned Thursday ceremony for Trump to sign a new EO on AI and cybersecurity; Trump says “I didn't like certain aspects of it”
The White House has cancelled its planned ceremony for President Trump to sign a new executive order on AI and cybersecurity, per a note seen by Axios.
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Discussion
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@ruoshuiresearch
Ruo Shui
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“voluntary framework that asks labs to share their models up to 90 days before release.”
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@tonyromm
Tony Romm
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Trump says he will not sign an order on AI today. Asked about it, he said it was “because I didn't like certain aspects of it,” adding: “I postponed it... we're leading China, we're leading everybody, and I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of that lead.”
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@dareasmunhoz
Diego Areas Munhoz
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NEW: WH has POSTPONED AI EO ceremony that was expected this afternoon to a later date, I'm told. It's unclear why the delay yet
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@ericjgeller.com
Eric Geller
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The New York Times says Trump's forthcoming AI EO “could also include the creation of a vault for security vulnerabilities, for companies and cybersecurity researchers to report vulnerabilities they find using A.I. models.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/t...
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@ericjgeller.com
Eric Geller
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“The government would like to gain access to the AI models up to 90 days before they are released to the public. But ... companies were expected to commit to give the government a roughly two-week advance look at the models...” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...
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@alexeheath
Alex Heath
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Update: White House is postponing this (lots of CEOs couldn't make it on such short notice)
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@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
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trump and Republicans show again that they support the AI industry running wild with no guardrails. November is coming.
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@hadas_gold
Hadas Gold
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President Trump on why exec order on AI was delayed: “I didn't like certain aspects of it. I postponed it. I think it gets in the way of... you know we're leading china, we're leading everybody, and I don't want anything that's going to get in the way of that lead. We have a very