May 22, 2026 10:04 AM
Trump postpones AI executive order, cites need to compete with China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had postponed signing an executive order on AI because he did not like certain aspects of it and did not want to take any steps that might undermine the U.S. position in its AI competition with China. Trump had planned to sign the order at a ceremony on Thursday afternoon attended by CEOs of AI companies. U.S. news website Semafor reported the administration's plans were put on hold following a push from xAI founder Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zu...