On this episode of the R&G Tech Studio podcast, Ropes & Gray partners and co-leaders of the firm’s AI initiative, Megan Baca and Ed McNicholas, delve into the key implications of President Trump’s new AI Executive Order 14179, contrasting it with the previous Biden administration’s approach to AI regulation. They explore the nuances of AI
The Trump Administration’s recent AI pronouncements decry “ideological bias or engineered social agendas” as antithetical to continued American AI leadership. Executive Order 14179, repealing prior Biden Administration Executive Order 14110 on AI safety, reflects that theme and so does Vice President Vance’s speech at the February 11 Paris AI summit. “We feel very strongly,” Vance remarked, “that AI must remain free from ideological bias.” The Trump Administration’s view appears to be that overzealous regulation, likely including nondiscrimination, safety, and transparency regulation, puts American AI development at a disadvantage. The release of DeepSeek undoubtedly reinforces such concerns. As White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt put it, “[DeepSeek] is a wake-up call to the American AI industry.”Continue Reading Trump’s New AI Executive Order: Navigating the Conflicting Poles of AI Regulation