This Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump has issued an executive order, confirmed by The San Joaquin Valley Sun, Let's Data Science, PhoneWorld, Inbox.lv, and MediaNama, requesting top AI companies voluntarily share their most powerful new models with the federal government for safety testing, up to 30 days before public release.

The White House calls this a "common-sense approach" to balance innovation and security, with the order specifically barring mandatory licensing for new AI model