Trump administration finalizes AI framework, official says

The Trump administration has completed a voluntary framework designed to assess new artificial intelligence models. The White House plans to convene a meeting with industry leaders on Tuesday to discuss this framework, according to a White House official. Details about the framework's specific contents have not yet been released.

This initiative follows an executive order signed by President Trump in June, which aimed to bolster AI security and foster innovation. The order established a program encouraging AI companies to voluntarily share their advanced models with the government prior to public release. The administration has stressed its intention to avoid stifling innovation through excessive regulation.

The executive order also highlighted plans to strengthen federal cybersecurity systems for AI integration. It outlined a process for identifying "frontier" AI models, those at the cutting edge of the field, and stated the administration would collaborate with companies willing to grant the government access to these models for up to 30 days before their public launch. Concerns exist that the capabilities of such advanced models could be exploited for malicious purposes, particularly their potential to uncover overlooked software vulnerabilities in critical systems.

In April, AI lab Anthropic announced its intention to share its new model, Mythos, with select partners. This move aims to enable those partners to bolster their defenses against cyberattacks before the technology becomes widely available. The president's executive order emphasized the voluntary nature of any collaboration between AI companies and the federal government, ensuring that AI innovators would not be hindered in advancing their technology.

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The Trump administration has finalized the planned voluntary framework for evaluating new AI models, and the White House will host a meeting with industry partners Tuesday to discuss it.