{"id":28771,"date":"2025-01-26T23:46:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T07:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/trump-rescinds-biden-executive-order-in-ai-regulatory-overhaul\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T23:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T07:46:35","slug":"trump-rescinds-biden-executive-order-in-ai-regulatory-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/trump-rescinds-biden-executive-order-in-ai-regulatory-overhaul\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rescinds Biden executive order in AI regulatory overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">4 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1737571270\/news\/text_to_speech\/Trump-AI-executive-order-repeal-Biden-era-regulatory-overhaul_zmhn6f.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Dive Brief:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>President Donald Trump<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> kept his <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/election-kamala-harris-donald-trump-AI-policy-regulation\/730008\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>campaign promise<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to repeal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u00a0former <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>President Joe Biden\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions\/\" target=\"_blank\">AI-focused executive order<\/a>, issued in <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>October 2023<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The executive order required advanced AI developers to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/white-house-ai-executive-order\/698128\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>submit safety results<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to the federal government. The <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/white-house-ai-executive-order-reactions\/698236\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>provisions also called for standards-setting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, procurement process changes and the creation of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>U.S. AI Safety Institute<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> but stopped short of imposing consequences for non-compliant businesses.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Analysts and industry experts are expecting President Trump to govern AI with a light regulatory touch. Big tech CEOs, including <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Meta\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Google\u2019s Sundar Pichai<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, attended the inauguration <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Monday<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dive Insight:<\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Trump administration spent its first day in the White House enacting a broad regulatory overhaul. The October 2023 executive order is one of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>more than 70<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> Biden-era directives rescinded by President Trump.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Trump appointed <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/president-trump-AI-czar-policy-appointment\/734909\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>David Sacks<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> as White House AI and Crypto Czar, tasked with guiding the administration&#8217;s policy. Analysts suggested the pick proved to be <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfodive.com\/news\/us-poised-ai-policy-shake-up-trump-paypal-davidsacks\/735070\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>another sign of<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> easing restraints on AI innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Lighter federal oversight on the technology could lead to a push for state-level directives, according to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jennifer Everett, partner in Alston &amp; Bird\u2019s technology and privacy group.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve been telling companies who are using or developing AI that, while you may see the federal government and new administration pumping the brakes on regulatory enforcement, you could see the states filling the void,\u201d Everett told CIO Dive.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Business leaders and CIOs are keeping up with the implications of regulatory movement across <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/california-senate-bill-SB1047-AI-regulation-landscape\/728481\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>states like California<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, Colorado, Oregon, Montana and Tennessee. The growing patchwork will likely introduce further complexities for enterprises as they aim for compliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Global operations are also up against a ticking clock as it relates to enforcement of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/EU-ai-act-what-cios-should-know-key-dates\/722975\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>European Union\u2019s AI Act<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>U.S. business leaders could potentially encounter AI oversight as part of efforts by antitrust and intellectual property protection watchdogs. The Federal Trade Commission is now led by Andrew Ferguson, who <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/ftc-antitrust-big-techmark-andrew-ferguson\/735533\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>was announced in<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> December as President Trump\u2019s pick and previously served as a commissioner for the agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Ferguson succeeds <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Lina Khan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, whose tenure was marked by a focus on Big Tech and its business practices. In one of its final moves during the Biden administration, the FTC <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/01\/ftc-issues-staff-report-ai-partnerships-investments-study?utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>released a report<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Friday<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> on its study of the partnerships of Amazon, Google and Microsoft with Anthropic and OpenAI.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Ferguson issued a concurring and dissenting statement Friday, offering a glimpse into the FTC\u2019s potential direction moving forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cOn the one hand, the Commission must not charge headlong to regulate AI,\u201d Ferguson said. \u201cSuch regulation could strangle this nascent technology in its cradle, or move the development of the technology to foreign states hostile to our national interests.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cOn the other hand, the Commission must remain a vigilant competition watchman, ensuring that Big Tech incumbents do not control AI innovators in order to blunt any potential competitive threats,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The rollback of the executive order paves the way for streamlined innovation in a less federally regulated environment, but that doesn\u2019t mean the federal government\u2019s focus on AI has lessened, according to Gartner Senior Director Analyst Lydia <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Clougherty <span><span><span><span><span><span>Jones.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThis includes continued public and private partnerships for active planning and building AI infrastructure and capabilities to safeguard the U.S.\u2019s competitiveness and technology leadership status,\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Clougherty <span><span><span><span><span><span>Jones<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> said in an email to CIO Dive.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/Trump-AI-executive-order-repeal-Biden-era-regulatory-overhaul\/738032\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. 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