Recent Updates on Executive Order: Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

• January 23, 2025: President Trump issued the Executive Order "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence," revoking Executive Order 14110. The new order prioritizes fostering AI development "free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas" and aims for "American AI dominance."
• January 23, 2025: The Executive Order mandated the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to revise AI guidance memoranda M-24-10 and M-24-18 and initiated a review of policies under the revoked Executive Order 14110.
• Late January 2025: News outlets reported on the Executive Order, highlighting the shift from AI safety to "American AI dominance." Initial reactions from the public and experts expressed concerns regarding the potential deemphasis of ethical considerations and questioned the broad use of executive authority.
• January 2025: The Trump administration requested input for a national AI 'action plan' to implement the directives of the Executive Order.
• Anticipated by late March 2025 (Within 60 days of January 23, 2025): The OMB is directed to finalize revisions of Memoranda M-24-10 and M-24-18 to align with the new policy priorities.
• Anticipated by late July 2025 (Within 180 days of January 23, 2025): The Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (APST), the Special Advisor for AI and Crypto, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA) are tasked to develop and submit a comprehensive AI action plan to the President.
• Early February 2025: Expert analysis emerged, suggesting the Executive Order's focus on "dominance" could prioritize competition over international collaboration, potentially leading to deregulation and raising concerns about the ambiguous definition of "ideological bias."