Overview
- President Donald Trump called off a planned Oval Office signing on Thursday, saying he “didn’t like certain aspects” of the draft and worried the measure could slow American AI leadership.
- The stalled draft had two main parts: a cybersecurity plan to strengthen defenses at agencies and critical infrastructure and a voluntary framework for labs to share frontier models with government before public release.
- Under the proposed review, companies would provide advanced models for testing and early access to some infrastructure providers, with reporting that the window could be as long as 90 days.
- The rollout unraveled after last‑minute pressure from tech leaders and advisers, including David Sacks, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, plus attendance problems for invited CEOs.
- Major unresolved issues include how long companies must share models, which agencies would run reviews, and whether a voluntary regime could function as a de facto preclearance system; the White House says the order will be revisited.