Trump Orders Voluntary 30-Day AI Model Sharing to Boost Innovation, Cybersecurity

President Trump signed an executive order on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity on June 2, 2026, less than two weeks after postponing a planned White House ceremony for an earlier version. The order creates a voluntary 30-day window during which developers of covered frontier models must share them with trusted partners before public release.

It explicitly prohibits any interpretation that would convert the window into a licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirement.

An earlier draft had set a 90-day review period. Industry concerns that the longer interval could delay product timelines or hinder sharing with allied countries contributed to the reduction to 30 days. The order establishes an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse in voluntary collaboration with the AI industry.

It tasks the National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency with developing a classified benchmarking process to assess the cyber capabilities of frontier AI models. Federal agencies must upgrade their information systems within 30 days of the signing.

U.S. Tech Force Information Cybersecurity Specialist hiring and placement pathways within 60 days. The order uses cybersecurity and national defense language rather than provisions focused on AI safety or oversight. President Trump originally pulled the earlier draft because he did not like certain aspects of it.

He stated he was concerned the order could have been a blocker to America’s AI lead over China. He participated in a small, high-level meeting at the White House about the order’s next steps on Monday. Opposition to the draft order has been attributed to xAI founder Elon Musk, Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, and David Sacks, the former White House AI and crypto adviser.

OpenAI was reported to have supported the order.