Executive Order 14179 — Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI
Summary
Section titled “Summary”Executive Order 14179 — “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”, signed by President Trump on 2025-01-23, supersedes and revokes Biden’s 2023 EO 14110. Its core moves:
- Policy reset: U.S. AI policy is re-oriented from “safety and rights protection” toward “sustaining and enhancing America’s global dominance in AI”
- Revocation of EO 14110: the Biden order and its subsidiary instruments (parts of OMB M-24-10, NIST AI Safety Institute-related directives) are revoked or flagged for review
- 180-day Action Plan: the National Security Advisor, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), and Director of the National Economic Council are to deliver an “America’s AI Action Plan” within 180 days
- Review of regulatory barriers: agencies are to identify and rescind policies, guidance, and rules issued under EO 14110 that “obstruct American AI leadership”
English one-liner
Section titled “English one-liner”EO 14179 (Jan 23, 2025) revokes EO 14110 and orders a 180-day AI Action Plan to remove regulatory obstacles to U.S. AI leadership — a pivot in federal AI posture from “safety and rights” toward “dominance and innovation.”
Core directives
Section titled “Core directives”Section 1 · Policy
Section titled “Section 1 · Policy”It is the policy of the United States to sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance in order to promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security.
Section 2 · Revocation of EO 14110
Section titled “Section 2 · Revocation of EO 14110”Directs agencies and offices to:
- Immediately suspend any guidance not yet issued under EO 14110
- Within 30 days, submit a review report listing all EO 14110 guidance and rules already issued, categorized as “retain / modify / rescind”
- Rescind the “inconsistent” portions of OMB M-24-10 and M-24-18 (subsequently replaced by the Trump administration with M-25-21 / M-25-22)
Section 3 · AI Action Plan
Section titled “Section 3 · AI Action Plan”Within 180 days (2025-07-22) deliver a plan covering:
- Opening federal compute and data resources to industry
- Impact of regulation, export controls, and energy infrastructure on AI development
- National security applications
- Workforce training and AI education
The AI Action Plan was released 2025-07, accompanied by multiple follow-on EOs and memoranda.
Principal differences from Biden policy
Section titled “Principal differences from Biden policy”| Dimension | EO 14110 (Biden, 2023) | EO 14179 (Trump, 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Framing | Safe, secure, trustworthy AI | Global leadership, deregulation |
| Frontier models | Dual-use foundation model reporting (10²⁶ FLOP threshold) | Revoked |
| NIST | Established AI Safety Institute (AISI) | Retained but repositioned (later re-anchored as CAISI) |
| DPIA / civil rights | Emphasized | Dedicated chapter removed |
| Immigration / high-skilled talent | Retain AI talent | Removed (visa policy addressed separately) |
Follow-on actions (as of 2026-04)
Section titled “Follow-on actions (as of 2026-04)”Building on EO 14179:
- AI Action Plan (released 2025-07-22)
- EO 14319 (2025-07, “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government”)
- EO 14320 (2025-07, accelerating data-center permitting)
- CAISI (Center for AI Standards and Innovation) takes over the AISI role
- OMB M-25-21 and M-25-22 supersede M-24-10 / M-24-18
Comparison with China and the EU
Section titled “Comparison with China and the EU”- Vs. China: China has been tightening generative-AI regulation since 2023 in a continuous trajectory; the U.S. deregulated substantially in 2025 → divergent paths
- Vs. EU: as the EU AI Act approaches comprehensive application of its high-risk provisions in 2026-08, the U.S. federal layer has stripped most AI-specific constraints → Brussels Effect vs. innovation-first tension
Text and archives
Section titled “Text and archives”| Language | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| English (original) | The White House | whitehouse.gov |
| Federal Register (official gazette) | — | |
| Analysis | Stanford HAI, Brookings, CSET | ongoing tracking |
Version history
Section titled “Version history”| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | Signed |
| 2025-07-22 | AI Action Plan released |