Trump signs AI order creating voluntary system for early government access to new models

Published June 2, 2026 1:28pm ET | Updated June 2, 2026 1:28pm ET



President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that would allow artificial intelligence companies to voluntarily collaborate with the federal government, which would get early access to new models.

The order released by the White House specifies that the federal government would be given access to “covered frontier models” up to 30 days before the AI models are released more broadly, pending the federal review.

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