Trump cancels AI safety order after Musk, Zuckerberg, Sacks intervention

trump halted the signing of an ai safety order just hours before the ceremony after direct intervention by elon musk, mark zuckerberg, and david sacks, who warned that voluntary federal vetting would slow down american ai progress. the proposed order would have required companies to submit new models for government testing 90 days before release to detect security vulnerabilities, specifically citing concerns about autonomous agents like anthropic's mythos. sacks reversed his initial support for the draft, fearing the voluntary system could become mandatory under future administrations, while the order faced mixed industry reactions with openai supporting it and others seeking shorter review windows. a white house official dismissed the order as a concession to 'doomers,' signaling the administration will prioritize speed over precaution as the policy is reworked.