‘I didn’t like certain aspects’
US President Donald Trump speaks throughout an announcement with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin within the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 21, 2026.
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President donald trump on Thursday he mentioned he postponed an upcoming signing ceremony for his administration’s much-anticipated govt order on the artificial intelligence trade.
The occasion, which was set for later Thursday afternoon, was delayed “because I didn’t like certain aspects of it,” Trump advised reporters within the Oval Office.
The US is forward of China and the remainder of the world on AI and “I don’t want to do anything that’s going to get in the way of that lead,” Trump mentioned.
He added that AI is “causing tremendous good,” and he was involved that the chief order “could have been a blocker.”
The order would give empower the US authorities to pre-evaluate AI fashions to establish safety vulnerabilities, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing individuals engaged on the order.
The postponement was first reported earlier Thursday by Axios. The White House referred CNBC to Trump’s remarks when requested for touch upon the delay.
Tech giants’ huge investments within the nascent AI trade have fueled rapid growthserving to drive inventory markets to new heights even because the Iran warfare and different sources of geopolitical strife have precipitated world financial turmoil.
The AI-friendly Trump administration has welcomed the shift towards the know-how and brought actions supported by trade leaders, akin to backing their calls to preempt states from setting their very own AI guidelines.
But the administration has additionally taken some steps towards higher AI oversight: The federal Center for AI Standards and Innovation this month announced agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI letting it consider AI fashions earlier than they’re publicly out there.
