Speculation swirled Friday over the last-minute collapse of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned executive order on powerful AI models

US news website Semafor reports the administration's plans were put on hold following a push from xAI founder Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as well as former Trump AI…

President Trump's anticipated AI executive order was abruptly halted after pushback from a top adviser and tech leaders, citing anti-doomer concerns.

Trump's AI executive order was killed after direct lobbying from Musk, Zuckerberg, and Sacks, raising fresh questions about who actually shapes US AI policy.

US president calls off plan to add safety guardrails amid pressure from Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg