Secret White House Rift Leaks After Trump’s Sudden U-Turn

Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty ImagesA rift has emerged in the White House over President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to scrap a planned executive order on artificial intelligence. Trump, 79, pulled the directive after David Sacks, his former AI czar and a Silicon Valley billionaire known for his early involvement in PayPal, turned spokesperson for industry insiders to voice concerns about the measure. Now, warring factions have emerged, according to Politico. Three camps diverge on how to deal with the emerging technology. Sacks favors less regulation, with an eye on speed as China races ahead in developing AI tech. White House insiders told Politico that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his understudy, former Silicon Valley bigwig and Trump’s Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Emil Michael, are more cautious. They fear that less regulation could lead to sloppiness, letting rivals capitalize in a more sinister manner. Read more at The Daily Beast.