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Trump says he's postponing signing an executive order on AI out of concern it would hurt AI industry
President Donald Trump has called off a signing ceremony for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull America’s edge on AI technology
What happened
According to ABC News’s source item, Trump says he’s postponing signing an executive order on AI out of concern it would hurt AI industry, President Donald Trump has called off a signing ceremony for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull America’s edge on AI technology
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Primary source: Trump says he’s postponing signing an executive order on AI out of concern it would hurt AI industry via ABC News. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Trump says he's postponing signing an executive order on AI out of concern it would hurt AI industryABC News - 2026-05-21T17:05:24+00:00
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