New Executive Order Issued on AI; Prior AI Order Revoked
Among the blizzard of executive orders issued following his inauguration, President Trump revoked former President Biden’s executive order addressing artificial intelligence (AI). A few days later, on January 23, 2025, President Trump issued his own AI executive order, entitled, “ Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence ” (“AI Executive Order”) . As background, on October 30, 2023, then-President Biden issued an “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” which addressed concerns surrounding the use of AI. It identified several areas, including labor, competition, cybersecurity, education, health, and privacy. The Biden order not only called on federal agencies to collaborate, provide more guidance, and conduct training, but it also urged agencies to develop principles and best practices to mitigate harms and maximize benefits of AI for workers. Throughout the remainder of his term, Preside...