Trump abruptly cancels AI safety executive order after pressure from Musk, Zuckerberg and Sacks
X-Risk Daily
Saturday 23 May 2026
Transformative AI
On 21 May, President Trump cancelled a planned executive order on AI safety just hours before a scheduled signing ceremony, following direct intervention from tech executives including his former AI czar David Sacks, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
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