Trump Administration Drops Pre-Approval Idea for AI Models, Opts for Voluntary 30-Day Framework

The Trump administration has abandoned a proposal to require pre-deployment review of frontier AI models—dubbed an "FDA for AI"—in favor of an executive order (EO) centered on a voluntary, 30-day cybersecurity framework. David Sacks, the former White House AI & Crypto Czar, argues that mandatory licensing would instead lead to surveillance and censorship, and he has cast its avoidance as a win.