Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
This executive order declares a new federal push to accelerate and protect American leadership in artificial intelligence by removing certain regulatory barriers and revoking policies deemed obstacles to AI innovation. It centers on developing a comprehensive AI Action Plan within 180 days and directs federal agencies to review and, where appropriate, suspend, revise, or rescind actions taken under the prior AI framework established by EO 14110 (Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence). The order emphasizes maintaining U.S. global AI dominance to support economic competitiveness, national security, and human flourishing, and it directs updating guidance to align with that policy. It does not create new rights and preserves existing agency authorities and budget processes.
Key Points
- 1Purpose and revocation: Repeals or revokes certain policies and directives created to govern AI under prior rules that the administration views as barriers to innovation, with the aim of accelerating U.S. AI leadership.
- 2Policy aim: Establishes a goal of sustaining and enhancing America’s global AI dominance to promote economic competitiveness, human flourishing, and national security.
- 3Definition: Uses the existing statutory definition of AI found in 15 U.S.C. 9401(3) for purposes of this order.
- 4AI Action Plan: Within 180 days, senior White House offices (APST, AI and Crypto advisor, APNSA), together with other policy and budget officials and agency heads, must develop and submit a government-wide action plan to implement the policy.
- 5Implementing the revocation: Immediately review all EO 14110 actions to identify those inconsistent with the new policy; agency heads should suspend, revise, or rescind such actions as appropriate, and provide exemptions if full action cannot be finalized immediately.
- 6Guidance updates: Within 60 days, the OMB Director (with the APST) must revise OMB Memoranda M-24-10 and M-24-18 to align with the new policy.
- 7General protections: The order maintains existing statutory authorities and budgetary processes and does not create new rights or entitlements.