WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is considering the introduction of government oversight over new models of artificial intelligence, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing officials briefed on the deliberations.
The US government is discussing an executive order to create an AI working group that would bring together tech executives and government officials to examine potential oversight procedures, according to the newspaper.
A White House official declined to confirm or deny the report. “Any policy announcement will come directly from the president. Discussion about potential executive orders is speculation.”
The newspaper said the White House was considering a formal government review process for new AI models.
The Times said the change could be prompted by concerns about Anthropic’s new AI model called Mythos, which cybersecurity experts warn could supercharge complex cyberattacks. Its capabilities to code at a high level have given it a potentially unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities and devise ways to exploit them, experts said.
The move would be a sharp reversal for Trump, who has urged a hands-off approach. Trump in July released an AI blueprint that aimed to loosen environmental rules and vastly expand AI exports to allies, in a bid to maintain the American edge over China in the critical technology.
On Trump’s first day in office in 2025, he revoked a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden that sought to reduce the risks that artificial intelligence poses to consumers, workers and national security.
Biden’s order required developers of AI systems that pose risks to US national security, the economy, public health or safety to share the results of safety tests with the US government, in line with the Defense Production Act, before they were released to the public.
The White House in March unveiled an AI policy for Congress that urges lawmakers to enact legislation to pre-empt state rules, protect children and shield communities from high energy costs related to the burgeoning technology.
