Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order dealing with the dangers of artificial intelligence

On his first day in office as the new US president, Donald Trump rescinded Joe Biden’s 2023 executive order to combat artificial intelligence threats. The order was issued with the aim of reducing the potential risks of artificial intelligence to consumers, workers and the national security of the United States.

According to Reuters, Biden’s executive order mandated the US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide guidance to artificial intelligence companies in correcting the shortcomings of their models and possible biases. The executive order also required developers of artificial intelligence systems to share the results of their safety tests with the government before making them public.

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Joe Biden’s executive order mandated various US agencies to review the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and cyber security risks associated with these tests, while setting standards for these tests. This order of Biden was issued in a situation where US lawmakers have failed to establish a framework to deal with the dangers of artificial intelligence.

According to Republican Party lawmakers, Biden’s executive order would hinder artificial intelligence innovation in America, and they pledged to repeal it last year. “Republicans support the development of artificial intelligence that is rooted in free speech and human flourishing,” the party’s members emphasized in their statement.

Critics of Biden’s executive order to deal with the dangers of artificial intelligence argue that the order is too onerous and requires companies active in the field of artificial intelligence to disclose their trade secrets.

Last week, in his final days in the White House, Joe Biden issued a separate executive order to support the energy supply of advanced artificial intelligence data centers and called for the lease of centers owned by the Departments of Defense and Energy. Trump has not canceled this order yet. Also, last week, the Biden administration announced new restrictions on chip exports to China, which provoked strong criticism from Nvidia.