President Donald Trump has postponed a highly anticipated Executive Order that would have established a voluntary framework for companies to submit their advanced artificial intelligence models for federal review.
If the federal government fails to occupy the regulatory space, the current trend of local and state intervention is likely to accelerate, creating the exact fragmentation the OSTP warns against.
However, AI introduces a new dynamic where explicit agreements are no longer necessary for companies to behave like a cartel.
Bessent’s "America First" agenda posits that the erosion of the industrial base was a bipartisan mistake that current policies must correct.
Throughout American history, major innovations have consistently triggered political efforts to protect established economic models.
President Trump postpones a voluntary AI model submission order, sparking a debate on federal versus state regulation and antitrust implications.