The White House signs executive orders setting AI policy and creating an internal crypto working group

The White House published remarks from President Trump as he signed executive orders that set the administration’s policy direction on artificial intelligence and establish an internal working group on crypto, alongside an executive order creating a presidential advisory commission on science and technology. The AI executive order was described as positioning the United States to be the “world capital” in artificial intelligence and to lead globally in AI. The crypto executive order was described as forming an internal working group, under the President’s leadership, aimed at making America the “world capital” on crypto. David Sacks, introduced as “AI and crypto czar,” participated in the signing. Separately, the science and technology advisory commission was framed as bringing together senior figures from government, private-sector technology and educational institutions. In the subsequent Q&A, President Trump said he wanted interest rates to come down “a lot,” expected the Federal Reserve to listen, and would speak with Chair Powell “at the right time.”