An AI executive order signing was postponed because the president objected to parts of the order and wanted to avoid actions that could undermine U.S. standing in AI competition with China. The proposed order would have established a voluntary framework for AI developers to coordinate with the U.S. government before releasing advanced AI models to the public. The president said the order could get in the way of leading China and other countries. The specific objections were not detailed. The delay followed a recent U.S. presidential visit to China and reports that major technology figures pushed for the plans to be put on hold. Separately, thousands of Cubans protested outside the U.S. embassy in Havana after the U.S. indicted former leader Raul Castro over the downing of two civilian airplanes decades earlier, which Cuba said relied on spurious allegations meant to justify invasion.
"The US president Donald Trump postponed signing an executive order on AI because he did not like certain aspects of it and did not want to take any steps that might undermine the US position in its AI competition with China. The order would create a voluntary framework for AI developers to engage with the U.S. government before the public release of advanced AI models, two sources familiar with the order told Reuters."
"“I think it gets in the way of, you know, we're leading China, we're leading everybody, and I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of that lead,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Trump did not specify which parts of the executive order he objected to."
"The administration's plans were reportedly put on hold after a push from xAI founder Elon Musk and other big tech figures. Replying to a post on X about the reporting, Musk said, this is false, adding: I still don't know what was in that EO and the president only spoke to me after declining to sign."
"Thousands of Cubans gathered on Friday before the U.S. embassy in Havana to protest a U.S. decision to indict former leader Raul Castro in the downing of two civilian airplanes 30 years ago, Reuters reports. The pro-government demonstration, which began shortly after sunrise on Havana's waterfront, comes as Cuban officials rallied this week around the island's former president and revolutionary hero."
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