{"slug": "the-download-trumps-new-ai-order-and-smart-glasses-for-warfare", "title": "The Download: Trump’s new AI order, and smart glasses for warfare", "summary": "President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on AI on Tuesday, creating a voluntary review system for frontier models and a dedicated cybersecurity clearinghouse while stopping short of mandatory licensing. The policy, which replaces a stricter order Trump scrapped two weeks ago, marks a shift toward stronger AI oversight but is expected to draw criticism from both supporters and opponents of regulation. Separately, defense-tech company Anduril revealed new details about its augmented-reality headset for the military, developed with Meta, that envisions soldiers ordering drone strikes through eye-tracking and voice commands.", "body_md": "# The Download: Trump’s new AI order, and smart glasses for warfare\n\nPlus: SpaceX plans to raise $75 billion in IPO at $135 per share.\n\n*This is today's edition of *[ The Download](https://forms.technologyreview.com/newsletters/briefing-the-download/?_ga=2.179569122.736533416.1649661040-405833893.1649413289),\n\n*our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.*\n\n**5 key points in Trump's new AI order**\n\nLess than two weeks after scrapping an executive order on AI, President Donald Trump signed a new one on Tuesday. Promising to promote innovation and security, the policy represents a turning point in the White House’s AI governance—but is likely to attract criticism from both opponents and supporters of stricter regulation. Here are five key points from the order:**1. It's created a voluntary review system:** tech companies will be asked to share frontier models with the government for review 30 days before they plan to release them.**2. There’s no mandatory licensing:** the government will not require permits before software can be deployed.**3. It establishes a dedicated AI cybersecurity clearinghouse:** the new hub will coordinate security checks with the private sector.**4. It's a watered-down version of the order Trump shelved last month:** the earlier version requested models 90 days before their release.**5. But it’s still a move towards stronger AI oversight: **the policy marks a clear departure from the White House’s previous hands-off approach.\n\n*Plus: here’s why **a previous Trump administration’s AI policy was a distraction** and how **AI is already making online crimes easier**.*\n\n**MIT Technology Review Narrated: inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare**\n\nThe defense-tech company Anduril has [shared new details about the augmented-reality headset for the military it’s prototyping with Meta](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1137412/inside-anduril-and-metas-quest-to-make-smart-glasses-for-warfare/?utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*), including a vision for ordering drone strikes via eye-tracking and voice commands.\n\nQuay Barnett, who leads the effort at Anduril following a career in the Army’s Special Operations Command, aims to optimize “the human as a weapons system.” His vision is cyborg-inspired: drones and soldiers will see together, share information seamlessly, and make decisions as one.\n\n*—James O'Donnell*\n\n**This is our latest ****story**** to be turned into an MIT Technology Review Narrated podcast, which we publish each week on ****Spotify**** and ****Apple Podcasts****. Just navigate to MIT Technology Review Narrated on either platform, and follow us to get all our new content as it’s released.**\n\n**The must-reads**\n\n*I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.*\n\n**1 President Trump has signed an AI order that expands model oversight** The long-awaited executive order aims to mitigate security threats. (\n\n[NYT $](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/technology/trump-executive-order-ai.html))\n\n+\n\n*It asks companies to submit models voluntarily for tests before release.*(\n\n[NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5844347/ai-safety-trump-executive-order))\n\n*+ It’s a slimmed-down version of the order Trump shelved in May.*(\n\n[WSJ $](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/trump-signs-ai-executive-order-to-increase-government-oversight-e78fb21f?mod=tech_lead_pos1))\n\n*+ And marks a strategic shift in his AI strategy.*(\n\n[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-signed-order-promote-advanced-ai-innovation-security-white-house-says-2026-06-02/)$)\n\n*+ A war over AI regulation is coming to the US.*(\n\n[MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/23/1131559/americas-coming-war-over-ai-regulation/?utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*))\n\n**2 SpaceX plans to raise $75 billion in IPO at $135 per share** The company intends to sell 555.6 million shares. (\n\n[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-plans-raise-75-billion-ipo-135-per-share-source-says-2026-06-03/)$)\n\n*+ The fixed price breaks from the traditional IPO process.*(\n\n[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-03/spacex-seeks-75-billion-in-ipo-at-135-per-share-reuters-says)$)\n\n*+ Morningstar says the valuation should be nearly 50% lower.*(\n\n[BI](https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-ipo-valuation-starlink-grok-elon-musk-ai-morningstar-spcx-2026-6))\n\n**3 Meta has scaled back plans to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI**\n\nAll staff can pause it for 30 minutes, with some fully exempt.(\n\n[The Information](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-rolls-back-parts-employee-tracking-tool-staff-backlash)$)\n\n*+ The changes follow a fierce backlash to the tracking plans.*(\n\n[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-scales-back-ai-mouse-clicks-tool-citing-employee-concerns-2026-06-02/)$)\n\n*+ AI is supercharging surveillance.*(\n\n[MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/21/1135919/ai-surveillance-privacy-llms-bulk-data/?utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*))\n\n**4 Microsoft wants to ‘make users addicted’ to its new AI assistant** According tointernal documents for the \"Scout\" tool. (\n\n[404 Media](https://www.404media.co/microsoft-wants-to-make-people-addicted-to-scout-its-new-ai-assistant-internal-documents-reveal/))\n\n*+ Microsoft launched the assistant on Tuesday.*(\n\n[TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/microsoft-launches-scout-an-openclaw-inspired-personal-assistant/))\n\n**5 Mathematicians fear that AI threatens their field** A new declaration raises concerns about AI’s trustworthiness. (\n\n[Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/mathematicians-warn-of-ai-threats-to-profession-as-industry-encroaches/))\n\n*+ It arrives a week after OpenAI said it solved a famous math problem.*(\n\n[WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-math-solves-erdos-problem-openai-c4029e84)$)\n\n+\n\n*A startup wants to change how mathematicians do math.*(\n\n[MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/25/1134642/this-startup-wants-to-change-how-mathematicians-do-math/?utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*))\n\n**6 Scientists have found a way to supercharge computer worms with AI** The worm could target any known flaw in the world’s computers. (\n\n[NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/technology/scientists-find-way-to-supercharge-dangerous-computer-worms-with-ai.html)$)\n\n*+ AI supercharging scams.*(\n\n[MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/21/1135647/supercharged-scams-ai-artificial-intelligence/?utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*))\n\n**7 Google must let UK publishers opt out of AI search features** Online publishers can choose not to appear in the AI Overviews. (\n\n[BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c775pp26yz5o))\n\n*+ Google is now testing features for sites to exit AI search.*(\n\n[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/uk-regulator-enforces-new-competition-requirements-google-search-2026-06-03/)$)\n\n**8 America’s data center build-out is falling way behind schedule** 60% of those planned for completion in 2027 aren’t yet under construction. (\n\n[WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/americas-data-center-build-out-is-falling-way-behind-schedule-e408a9a8?mod=tech_lead_story)$)\n\n*+ Nobody wants a data center in their backyard.*(\n\n[MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/14/1131253/data-centers-are-amazing-everyone-hates-them/?utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*))\n\n**9 EVs are getting cheaper worldwide—except in the US** The US is short on supportive policies and affordable Chinese EVs. (\n\n[Rest of World](https://restofworld.org/2026/iea-global-ev-outlook-us-sales-drop/))\n\n**10 The European Parliament is ditching Google for… Quant** The French search engine is the new default on in-house computers. (\n\n[Politico](https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-ditches-google-for-french-search-engine/))\n\n*+ The switch comes amid a broader push to wean the EU off US tech*. (\n\n[FT](https://www.ft.com/content/c05e152d-36e5-4446-a706-5f5fa5d98315?syn-25a6b1a6=1)$)\n\n**Quote of the day**\n\n**“SpaceX’s valuation could be richer than a plate of dauphinoise potatoes.”**\n\n—Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, [tells CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/morningstar-spacex-ipo-target-price-nasdaq.html) that SpaceX’s IPO price looks overloaded with expectations.\n\n**One More Thing**\n\nMarseille’s battle against the surveillance state\n\nMarseille’s battle against the surveillance state\n\nHeading toward Marseille’s central train station, Eda Nano points out what looks like a streetlamp on the Rue des Abeilles. But this sleek piece of urban furniture is not a lamp. It’s a video camera, with a 360-degree view of the narrow street.\n\nNano, a 39-year-old developer, wants to make Marseille residents more aware that they’re being watched. She’s part of a growing group of activists resisting the rise of policing cameras in their hometown.\n\n[Find out how the rebellious port city of Marseille is fighting the surveillance state](https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/13/1053650/marseille-fight-surveillance-state/?utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C).\n\n*—Fleur Macdonald*\n\n**We can still have nice things**\n\n*A place for comfort, fun, and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? **Drop me a line**.)*\n\n+ These [aerial photos of solar farms](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/04/tom-hegen-solar-power) transform renewable energy into abstract art.\n\n+ Open a window over Earth’s water with this hypnotic [4K atmospheric film made from satellite imagery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTnJyARSqL4&).\n\n+ Spend three relaxing hours with David Attenborough narrating this [collection of extraordinary wildlife moments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV7r8yV_eGg&).\n\n+ Radiohead sounds beautiful on traditional Japanese instruments in this [koto performance of “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-HThz3pQk&t=175s).\n\n### Deep Dive\n\n### The Download\n\n### The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models\n\nPlus: China has blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus.\n\n### The Download: introducing the 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now\n\nPlus: An unauthorized group has reportedly accessed Anthropic’s Mythos.\n\n### The Download: supercharged scams and studying AI healthcare\n\nPlus: DeepSeek has unveiled its long-awaited new AI model.\n\n### The Download: keeping up with AI, and the future of IVF\n\nPlus: NASA unveiled plans for three uncrewed missions to the Moon this year.\n\n### Stay connected\n\n## Get the latest updates from\n\nMIT Technology Review\n\nDiscover special offers, top stories, upcoming events, and more.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-download-trumps-new-ai-order-and-smart-glasses-for-warfare", "canonical_source": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/03/1138322/the-download-trump-ai-order-smart-glasses-warfare/", "published_at": "2026-06-03 12:10:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-03 12:55:09.357287+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "White House", "SpaceX"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-download-trumps-new-ai-order-and-smart-glasses-for-warfare", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-download-trumps-new-ai-order-and-smart-glasses-for-warfare.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-download-trumps-new-ai-order-and-smart-glasses-for-warfare.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-download-trumps-new-ai-order-and-smart-glasses-for-warfare.jsonld"}}