Trump delays AI security executive order: ‘I don’t want to get in the way of that leading’

Key points

• In Brief President Donald Trump has delayed signing an executive order that would allow the government to evaluate AI models before they’re released.
• Trump claimed he is not happy with the language of the order: “I didn’t like certain aspects of it,” he told the White House press pool.
• “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 leading.” The unofficial reason: Not enough tech CEOs could make it to Washington, D.C.
• on short notice, according to several reports.
• And what’s an executive order signing without a photo op?