President Donald Trump abruptly postponed signing a highly anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The decision followed last-minute phone calls from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and former AI czar David Sacks.
Executives warned that the draft order's proposed pre-release vetting system would slow innovation. They argued these federal reviews would disadvantage the U.S. in the AI race against China.
The White House canceled the scheduled signing ceremony just hours before it was set to begin.