Trump Signs AI ‘Cyber Defense’ Executive Order

AI companies would be required to submit their frontier models on a voluntary review basis before public releases.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 2 intended to address cybersecurity threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI) technology and the new frontier models being released by major industry players.

Signed in private, the order allows some AI firms to submit their cutting-edge frontier models to a voluntary government review 30 days before a full public release.