The White House abruptly delayed President Donald Trump’s signing Thursday of an executive order on artificial intelligence — as the president publicly distanced himself from the AI policy his staff had crafted and readied for his approval.
The abrupt delay came after companies and trade groups had already been briefed on the forthcoming order and AI company executives had been invited to attend the ceremony.
“I didn’t like certain aspects of it. I postponed it,” Trump told reporters during a Thursday morning event at the White House shortly after POLITICO and other outlets reported the delay. “I think it gets in the way of — we’re leading China. We’re leading everybody, and I don’t want to do anything that’s going to get in the way of that.”
