Michael C. Horowitz
Yesterday, the Trump administration debuted its broad approach to artificial intelligence (AI) with a short executive order (EO) titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” The policy goal, as described in Section 2 of the document is clear: “[T]o sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance in order to promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security.” It directs a series of actions that build on the day-one repeal of Biden Administration Executive Order 14110, titled “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” which the Trump administration argues excessively burdened American AI companies in ways that would undermine U.S. AI technology leadership, or reflected ideological bias or social agendas. The multiple AI actions by the White House during the first week of the administration reinforces the centrality that AI, as a general-purpose technology rapidly advancing and impacting the lives of every American, will play across the Trump administration. Here are key takeaways.
First, the Trump EO directs a 180-day review of all implementing actions that occurred due to the Biden administration EO. The tasks outlined in the Biden administration EO were essentially completed prior to the end of the administration, so the repeal of the EO itself had little substantive impact. Now, the Trump administration will review the implementing actions that occurred due to the EO.
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