Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order on AI and cybersecurity intended as a compromise between "hard regulation" and the free market. The order would create a voluntary framework under which developers of the most advanced models (e.g., Anthropic Mythos–type models) would provide the government with the model for review roughly 90 days before public release and would also grant early access to key players in critical infrastructure, such as banks.

Politically it represents a middle path: part of the MAGA wing (Bannon, Kremer) is pushing for mandatory safety tests and strict state oversight of top models, while the tech wing around Andreessen and Sacks rejects any mandatory regulation and advocates for as much freedom to innovate as possible. Trump's move therefore looks like an attempt to appease his base without alienating Silicon Valley—the framework is voluntary, so it more likely opens the door to deeper cooperation between big AI firms and the government than immediately imposing legally binding limits.