Trump postponing AI executive order "because I didn't like what I was seeing"

Washington — President Trump connected Thursday said helium delayed the signing of an enforcement bid connected artificial intelligence expected that day due to the fact that helium doesn't privation to "get successful the way" of the United States starring the satellite successful the improvement and advancement of AI. 

The president was expected to motion an enforcement bid Thursday day concerning the national government's attack to AI, gathering connected the administration's efforts successful championing AI advancement successful the U.S. But aboriginal Thursday afternoon, the president told reporters successful an unrelated Oval Office lawsuit that helium is postponing that signing, saying helium wants the U.S. to stay arsenic competitory arsenic possible.

"Because I didn't similar definite aspects of it, I postponed it," Mr. Trump said erstwhile asked astir the hold aft a newsman for Punchbowl posted the quality connected X. "I deliberation it gets successful the mode of, you know, we're starring China, we're starring everybody, and I don't privation to bash thing that's going to get successful the mode of that lead."

The president said AI is causing "tremendous good" and claimed it is creating galore jobs successful the U.S. "I truly thought that could person been a blocker, and I privation to marque definite that it's not," helium added. 

"I postponed that meeting, it was a property conference, it was a signing, actually," helium said. "Because I didn't similar what I was seeing." 

It's not wide what circumstantial provisions successful the enforcement bid draught Mr. Trump feels would person perchance stifled that progress.

Margaret Brennan and Emma Nicholson contributed to this report.