Silicon Republic January 21, 2025
The move has prompted criticism from the Center for American Progress.
Newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump has repealed former US president Joe Biden’s 2023 executive order which aimed to create safeguards for artificial intelligence (AI) development.
The move is the latest in a series of tech-related developments concerning the returning president. Yesterday, Tik Tok credited Trump for facilitating its quick return in the US after it briefly shut down. Trump has also officially enacted the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is co-led by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.
The repealed order, named Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, came at a time when society grappled (and it still grapples) with the ethical implications...