President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday addressing the cybersecurity concerns posed by artificial intelligence.
“Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, but also introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across executive departments and agencies (agencies), and components,” the order says. “As these capabilities evolve, my Administration will continue to work closely with industry to ensure that the best and most secure technology is deployed rapidly to confront any and all threats to our country. We will continue to lead an America First cybersecurity effort that enhances both our national security and our global AI dominance.”
It declares that the Trump administration will work alongside the private sector to “modernize government and private sector information systems and harden them against external threats; to protect American ingenuity and intellectual property from exploitation and theft by adversaries; and to cultivate America’s advanced AI-enabled capabilities.”
The order allows some AI companies to submit their models to a voluntary review 30 days before full public release as part of a framework agreement. This framework involves providing the federal government with “access to covered frontier models, subject to appropriate confidentiality, cybersecurity, insider-risk, and intellectual-property protection, use, and nondisclosure requirements.”
Agencies are also to create an “AI cybersecurity clearinghouse” that “coordinates and deconflicts scanning for software vulnerabilities, discovers and validates such vulnerabilities, and coordinates and prioritizes remediation and distribution of vulnerability patches,” the order describes.
The executive order is the latest step the Trump administration has taken to bolster the nation’s AI development. Last year, the White House released its “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan” in accordance with President Trump’s executive order on advancing American leadership in AI.
“Winning the AI race will usher in a new golden age of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people,” the White House said at the time. Policies listed in the plan include exporting American AI around the world, developing data centers, supporting innovation by removing barriers, and preserving free speech in AI models.
