Trump’s AI security order acknowledges risks but stops short of regulating industry

Some technology and policy watchers were surprised when President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 2, 2026, establishing a framework for AI security. It seemed to move in a different direction from a December 2025 executive order that sought to create a “minimally burdensome” national framework for artificial intelligence and supersede state laws the administration saw as restrictive. The new executive order focuses on using AI to boost the security of federal and private computer systems. It also aims to ensure that the federal government has access to major new AI models before they are released to the public, to determine if they pose a threat. However, the order’s provisions relating to the AI industry are voluntary, and it explicitly prohibits interpreting its provisions as authorizing “a mandatory governmental licensing, pre-clearance, or permitting requirement” for new AI models. As a professor who studies responsible AI, the questions the executive order raises for me are how its new reporting structure changes the governance of AI safety, and whether the order reflects what AI safety experts see as best practices. Potential for harm The executive order expresses concern about AI systems that can discover software vulnerabilities and write malicious code…

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