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Trump quietly signed a scaled-back AI executive order after delaying it over fears of falling behind China
President Donald Trump's order comes in the wake of the release of Anthropic's much-discussed Claude Mythos.
TL;DR
- President Trump signed a scaled-back executive order for voluntary AI model review.
- AI companies can provide access to advanced cyber-capable models for up to 30 days before release.
- The order is a result of government discussions with AI companies, including Anthropic.
- A previous version proposed a 90-day review period, but Trump delayed signing over fears of losing the AI race to China.
- The current order explicitly states that reviews are not mandatory.