White House’s AI framework close-hold fuels industry concerns
The Trump administration told a handful of tech firms that it will not publicly release its new framework for voluntary government reviews of advanced AI models.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration disclosed to a select group of technology companies that it would not publicly release its new framework for voluntary government reviews of advanced AI models, according to sources familiar with the meeting. This move, reported initially by Axios, is eliciting apprehension within the industry, as companies not privy to the framework may hesitate to participate in government reviews due to insufficient information.
Quirky in this scenario is the administration's statement that it would host a public event later this month to promote the framework, sources disclosed. "The Trump team seems set to deliver us something more capricious and onerous than the Biden administration, through this clandestine de facto licensing scheme they're developing," commented Adam Thierer from the R Street Institute.
The White House declined to provide any comment on the rationale behind keeping the framework private or the upcoming event. The meeting, during which officials briefed invited firms on the framework, comes at a time when the administration is under mounting pressure to address AI concerns from China. Shortly after the meeting, OpenAI announced two further security breaches.
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