Expanding AI use, White House orders agencies to develop strategies and name leaders

(Adds second memorandum, background on earlier Trump AI actions in paragraphs 3-12)

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday it is ordering federal agencies to name chief AI officers and develop strategies for an expansion of the government’s use of artificial intelligence, rescinding Biden-era orders intended to place safeguards on the technology.