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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Promotes Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

The White House

PROMOTING AMERICAN AI INNOVATION AND SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to advance American artificial intelligence (AI) innovation to strengthen America’s cybersecurity, protect critical infrastructure, and ensure the United States remains the global leader in AI innovation. 

  • The Order directs appropriate agencies to prioritize the cyber defense of National Security Systems, Department of War information systems, and civilian Federal government information systems. 
  • This includes the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the National Cyber Director, issuing binding operational directives and other guidance to facilitate access to AI-enabled cybersecurity tools and services for Federal agencies, State and local authorities, and operators of critical infrastructure, including rural hospitals, community banks, and local utilities. 
  • The Order establishes an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse, in voluntary coordination with the AI industry and critical infrastructure operators, to identify and remediate software vulnerabilities at scale.
  • The Order directs the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management to identify funding opportunities for advanced AI cybersecurity capabilities and expand Federal cybersecurity hiring and placement pathways. 
  • The Order calls for the development of a classified benchmarking process against which industry may assess their models for advanced AI cyber capabilities, identifying covered frontier models.
  • The Order directs the Federal government to establish a voluntary framework in collaboration with AI developers regarding covered frontier models, which would provide the Federal government with secure early access for trusted partners to strengthen cybersecurity and promote secure innovation.
  • The Order expressly states that nothing shall be construed to authorize creation of any mandatory governmental licensing, pre-clearance, or permitting requirement for the development, publication, release or distribution of AI models. 
  • The Order directs the Attorney General to prioritize enforcement against individuals who use AI to illegally access or damage computer systems, steal data, or facilitate other criminal activity. 

STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN INNOVATION AND SECURITY: President Trump believes America must lead the world in AI without burdening innovators with unnecessary regulation.

  • Unlike the Biden Administration’s top-down regulatory approach, President Trump is working hand-in-hand with American industry to strike the right balance between innovation and national security. 
  • President Trump recognizes that America’s private sector leads the world in AI innovation and that government should partner with innovators – not stifle them.
  • As AI capabilities increase, new cyber and national security considerations emerge that require coordinated action between the Federal government and the private sector.
  • The United States must protect American ingenuity, intellectual property, and critical systems from exploitation and cyberattacks by adversaries. 
  • President Trump and his Administration are not in the business of picking winners and losers. This Administration has one goal: ensure the best and safest tech is deployed rapidly to defeat any and all threats.
  • Protecting American ingenuity and critical infrastructure requires the full power of both the public and private sectors working together, and President Trump’s common-sense, America First approach will ensure the United States continues to dominate globally.

LEADING THE WORLD IN INNOVATION AND CYBERSECURITY: President Trump is the most forward leaning President on innovation in American history.

  • Immediately upon returning to office, President Trump eliminated the Biden Administration’s overreaching and harmful AI policies, unleashing a new era of innovation.  
  • In July 2025, President Trump released his AI Action Plan, which called for examining and removing onerous regulations that hinder America’s ability to lead in this key technology.  
  • In July 2025, he signed an Executive Order preventing the Federal government from using AI models that include ideological biases or social agendas.
  • In December 2025, he signed an Executive Order to protect American AI innovation from an inconsistent and costly compliance regime resulting from varying State laws.
  • In March 2026, President Trump released his National Cyber Strategy for America, which outlines his priorities for ensuring that America remains unrivaled in cyberspace, calling for unprecedented coordination across government and the private sector to invest in the best technologies and continue world-class innovation, and to make the most of America’s cyber capabilities for both offensive and defensive missions.
  • In March 2026, President Trump unveiled his comprehensive national legislative framework that addresses the most pressing policy topics that AI presents.
  • Today’s Executive Order advances President Trump’s ongoing effort to position the United States as the global leader in AI, cybersecurity, and next-generation technologies. 

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