U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order related to AI to "make America the world capital in artificial intelligence," his aide told reporters in the White House's Oval Office.

New directive scraps Biden-era restrictions and accelerates AI innovation to bolster national security and economic growth.

Read about President Trump's executive order that directs the development of an AI action plan and revokes existing directives.

President Donald Trump previously rescinded Biden’s AI executive order. The new action directs a revision and rescission work that stemmed from that order.