UPDATE 5-Trump postpones AI executive order, cites need to compete with China
Published on: May 21, 2026, 11:25 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Tech industry advocates fear that the order's provisions could hurt the industry's profits if they slow the rollout of new models or prompt companies to change how those models perform in order to address security concerns. The president also had planned to direct the U.S. government to use the advanced models to improve the cybersecurity defenses of government systems, along with networks owned by sectors that are vital to the nation's economy such as banks and hospitals, according to another source.
