The Trump administration entered office promising to get government out of the AI industry's way. It hasn't worked out that way.
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The Trump administration entered office promising to get government out of the AI industry's way. It hasn't worked out that way.
Why it matters: The White House says AI shouldn't be regulated, but it's shaping the industry through case-by-case interventions without clear rules, creating major uncertainty.
The administration is building its AI policy largely around cybersecurity and national security.
A flagship U.S. program designed to boost AI exports could be undermined by the very administration that created it.
Trump has gone back and forth on the issue several times
The industry and administration are scrambling to figure out what's next.
Early talk of federal safety reviews of new AI models has cooled off.
Like its AI policy, the Trump administration's AI team is taking shape on the fly.
