Trump's New AI Executive Order Has No Teeth and No Requirements

The order, intended to review artificial intelligence models that could pose risks to the US, is strictly voluntary.

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Under an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic are being asked to submit advanced artificial intelligence models to the government for vetting on cybersecurity, confidentiality, "insider risk" and intellectual property protections.

But as the executive order makes clear, AI companies are under no obligation to do much of anything.

At the end of a section ordering the creation of a vetting process in which AI companies would submit their models 30 days ahead of release, it states: "Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the creation of a mandatory governmental licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirement for the development, publication, release, or distribution of new AI models, including frontier models."

A White House representative did not immediately respond to...

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