AI Policy Aug 1, 2026
US Delivers AI Governance Framework: NSA Classified Benchmark and 30-Day Pre-Release Review
Executive Order 14409's 60-day deadline delivered an NSA-classified benchmark for 'covered frontier models' and a 30-day pre-release review window. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and xAI co-designed the threshold, while Meta held out over open-weight concerns.
AI Policy May 21, 2026
Trump Delays AI Security Executive Order, Saying Language Could Have Been a Blocker
President Trump delayed an executive order requiring pre-release government security reviews of AI models, saying its language could have been a blocker to US AI leadership.
AI Governance May 21, 2026
Trump Calls Off AI Executive Order After Musk, Zuckerberg, and Sacks Intervened Directly
President Trump scrapped a planned AI safety executive order hours before signing after Musk, Zuckerberg, and Sacks called him directly, warning it would slow AI development.