{"id":20773,"date":"2026-05-21T21:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-scraps-signing-ai-executive-order-to-keep-lead-over-china-in-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T21:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:28:42","slug":"trump-scraps-signing-ai-executive-order-to-keep-lead-over-china-in-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-scraps-signing-ai-executive-order-to-keep-lead-over-china-in-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump scraps signing AI executive order to keep \u2018lead\u2019 over China in industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/05\/22\/626f88be-bdcd-45d4-a89a-8a34b79025be_519d81fd.jpg?itok=yFcb7hPm&amp;v=1779393280\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"9.6818181818182\">US President <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Donald Trump<\/span> said on Thursday that he had postponed the signing of a planned executive order on regulating artificial <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">intelligence (AI)<\/span>, out of concern that it might undermine America&rsquo;s leading position over China in the field.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"10.689265536723\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re leading <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">China<\/span>, we&rsquo;re leading everybody, and I don&rsquo;t want to do anything that&rsquo;s going to get in the way of that lead,&rdquo; Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The signing ceremony, which was originally scheduled for Thursday afternoon, was delayed &ldquo;because I didn&rsquo;t like certain aspects&rdquo; of the new regulations, Trump said.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1umbx1w e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"10.524038461538\">According to earlier reports, the executive order would have required developers of <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">AI models<\/span> to submit their models to several federal agencies for voluntary review up to 90 days before their public release.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">&ldquo;We have a very substantial standard on AI, it&rsquo;s causing &ndash; it&rsquo;s causing tremendous good, and it&rsquo;s also bringing in a lot of jobs, tremendous numbers of jobs,&rdquo; Trump said, adding, &ldquo;again, we have more people working right now than we&rsquo;ve ever had. 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