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Trump kills AI safeguard rule after tech executives donate millions

President Trump scrapped a Biden-era AI reporting requirement just nine days after receiving major donations from OpenAI and other tech leaders.

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What to know

  • Trump eliminated a Biden-era AI reporting requirement just nine days after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's company donated $5 million to his super PAC, with tech executives subsequently contributing tens of millions more.
  • The rule required AI companies to report experiments to federal regulators to prevent "dangerous accidents" causing injury or loss of life, but faced resistance from major AI investors and companies.
  • The same AI leaders now claim they support regulation and are demanding government intervention after hacking incidents, contradicting their earlier efforts to defeat the safeguard.

“dangerous accidents that "could result in injury or even loss of life."”

Biden administration officials, Federal regulators · New Republic ↗

President TrumpPresident Trump U.S. PresidentSam AltmanSam Altman OpenAI CEOElon MuskElon Musk xAI founder and tech entrepreneurMarc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz OpenAI investors and venture capitalistsGreg BrockmanGreg Brockman OpenAI co-founder and president

Trump kills AI safeguard rule after tech executives donate millions
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    New Republic publishes donation-to-deregulation timeline

    The New Republic, citing reporting from The Lever, documents the sequence of tech executive donations and Trump's subsequent elimination of the AI reporting requirement. The report notes that AI leaders are now claiming they always supported regulation and demanding lawmakers intervene after high-profile hacking incidents.

    1. 2 outlets AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.

      first by The Lever, 6d ago · also New Republic

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    AI reporting rule formally withdrawn — More than a year after the Biden administration proposed the AI disclosure rule, it is formally withdrawn from the federal regulatory agenda.

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    Greg Brockman and wife donate $25 million — OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman and his wife donate a combined $25 million to MAGA Inc.

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    Elon Musk donates $5 million to MAGA Inc. — Elon Musk, who has his own xAI venture, donates $5 million to Trump's super PAC.

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    Andreessen and Horowitz donate additional $5 million — Andreessen and Horowitz donate another $5 million combined to MAGA Inc. in March.

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    Andreessen and Horowitz donate $500,000 each — OpenAI investor Marc Andreessen and his partner Ben Horowitz each donate $500,000 to MAGA Inc. in February.

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    Trump ends Biden's AI policies via executive order — Nine days after receiving Altman's donation, Trump signs an executive order ending Biden's AI policies, including the reporting rule, although it remains on the federal regulatory agenda.

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    Altman's Tools for Humanity donates $5 million to MAGA Inc. — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity company donates $5 million to Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., just before Trump's inauguration.

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    Trump wins election; AI donations surge — Following Trump's election victory in November, tech executives and AI investors dramatically increase donations to his political operation.

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    Biden administration proposes AI reporting rule — The Biden administration begins the process of implementing a rule requiring AI companies to report their experiments to federal regulators, aimed at preventing "dangerous accidents" that "could result in injury or even loss of life."

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