USA-News I Trump’s AI course blows up old rules

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Lerato Khumalo

Newsblog on US politics

Copyright? Trump wants to free AI models from rules

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Updated on July 24, 2025 – 03:54 a.m.Reading time: 7 min.

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US President Donald Trump holds an signed decree after talking to a AI summit in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. (Source: Julia Demaree Nikinson/AP/dpa/dpa picture)

Donald Trump wants to drive artificial intelligence in the United States. For this he relies on a course that blows up old rules. All developments in the news blog.

According to US President Donald Trump, American AI models do not have to adhere to copyrights. “If someone reads a book or an article, they have acquired extensive knowledge. However, this does not mean that they have to violate copyright laws or that they have to conclude contracts with every provider of content,” he argued on a summit on artificial intelligence. After his speech, he signed several decrees that are approved faster for the government through the data centers and the use of American AI models in other countries are to be funded.

From then on, the goal will be to “do everything to be leading worldwide in the field of artificial intelligence,” said the Republican. Trump was convinced that AI could not develop successfully in the United States, “if you have to pay for each individual article, every book or everything else you have read or studied”.

In the United States, the most important AI companies include the Chatgpt developer company Openai, Microsoft and the chip group Nvidia. They deliver each other a race and also compete with foreign companies such as the Chinese start-up Deepseek.

In the dispute with the government of US President Donald Trump, Columbia University in New York has agreed to pay $ 221 million (around 189 million euros) to bring about an end to anti-Semitism. “The Columbia University has reached an agreement with the US government to end the investigations by the federal authorities due to alleged violations of federal laws on the fight against discrimination,” said the university on Wednesday (local time).

According to the agreement, “the majority of the federal subsidies deleted in March 2025” will also be provided for the university, it continued.

Trump accuses the renowned Columbia University and other educational institutions, while the nationwide protests in connection with the Gaza War have not been against anti-Semitism. Columbia University had reduced the government for anti -Semitism and its failure to protect Jewish students in the amount of $ 400 million (the equivalent of around 369.2 million euros).

The university then agreed to a number of reforms to get the funds back. This triggered outrage for many students.

The White House fires the allegations of US President Donald Trump against former President Barack Obama. US secret service coordinator Tulsi Gabbard presented a report about the extent of Russian interference in the American election campaign in 2016 in front of journalists in the White House. It was also about how Obama is said to have created secret service information. What follows from the allegations is unclear. Upon request, Gabard said that she left the evaluation as to whether the case is relevant to criminal law, the Ministry of Justice. The background read here.

The US President had recently asserted that he had not been informed that his name was mentioned in the Jeffrey Epstein in the investigation report. A report should refute this version. Read more about this here.

According to a media report, the United States and the EU approach an agreement on US tariffs of 15 percent. The EU could agree to the so -called reciprocal taxes in order to avoid an increase threatened by President Donald Trump to 30 percent from August 1, the “Financial Times” reported on Wednesday, citing the process. According to the report, customs duties for some products such as aircraft, spirits and medical devices. Two EU diplomats confirmed an approximation. According to their information, the duty rate of 15 percent could also apply to cars.