Trump Takes Hands-Off Approach to AI Cybersecurity in New Order

President Donald Trump outlined a hands-off approach to addressing cybersecurity threats posed by artificial intelligence in an executive order signed on June 2. The directive offers voluntary access to AI models for a 30-day review period, stops short of mandating safety tests or licensing, and sets up a clearinghouse for information shared among AI companies and government agencies, including the Treasury and the Pentagon. It makes clear the government will not gatekeep or license new models, but seeks closer cooperation between developers and federal entities. Trump assigned the NSA and other agencies to work with AI labs on standards for early government access.