28 August 2026
Trump administration delays AI self-regulation executive order
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- A proposed executive order aimed at creating industry self-regulation rules for advanced AI developers has stalled due to lack of support from senior officials and the president.
- The proposal drew from ideas by Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on how AI companies should govern themselves.
- Without administration backing, the order has not moved forward into implementation.
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A draft executive order to create a self-regulation regime for frontier AI developers, rooted in proposals by Demis Hassabis and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has stalled after failing to gain buy-in from senior officials and the president.