President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Thursday calling for the creation of a new artificial intelligence (AI) action plan after revoking the Biden administration’s 2023 directive on the technology.
Trump’s order directed the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (APST), special advisor for AI and crypto, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APSNA) to develop the plan within 180 days.
Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Sacks, Trump’s pick as special advisor for AI and crypto, joined the president for the signing of the order.
The order stated that the action plan would focus on developing AI systems that are “free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas” while strengthening U.S. global dominance in AI development….