Trump's AI E-(I)-O could let feds pick winners and losers

The Register / 6/3/2026

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Key Points

  • The article argues that a proposed Trump AI executive order structure (“AI E-(I)-O”) would allow federal agencies to influence which frontier AI models are treated as “trusted partners.”
  • By granting government a role in access decisions, the policy could effectively determine which companies benefit from privileged deployment channels and which do not.
  • Policy experts featured in the piece express concern that this approach risks favoritism, reduces fair competition, and may create compliance and governance burdens.
  • The proposed framework includes a near-term review process (described as a 30-day frontier model review in the context of the executive order), which would accelerate government involvement in model evaluations.

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