What Trump’s National Security AI Memo Gets Right—and Leaves Unresolved

(Council on Foreign Relations) President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 (NSPM-11) on June 5, directing U.S. national security agencies to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and revoking certain restrictions imposed by President Joe Biden’s administration. The memo is the national security complement to Trump’s broader AI agenda, which has sought to accelerate U.S. AI development, roll back Biden-era oversight requirements, and maintain U.S. technological dominance over China. Notably, the memorandum requires agencies to terminate contracts with AI companies that repeatedly limit government use of their technology (largely considered a response to the Pentagon’s legal battle with AI firm Anthropic), orders the Defense Department to update its policy on autonomous weapons, and vests accountability for AI use within the military chain of command rather than external regulators. – What Trump’s National Security AI Memo Gets Right—and Leaves Unresolved | Council on Foreign Relations