Trump's tech ties blamed for AI inaction by MAGA Republicans and Democrats

Two weeks after OpenAI revealed a rogue AI agent breached AI firm Hugging Face, and Anthropic disclosed its models infiltrated three companies' systems, Washington has witnessed bipartisan criticism of Donald Trump's administration's lukewarm response to these hacking incidents. Steve Bannon, a GOP media figure and former Trump advisor, accused the White House of failing to regulate AI adequately, attributing the administration's passivity to Trump's close ties with tech industry moguls.

The president's administration, reportedly, is considering voluntary testing of advanced hacking-capable AI models before public release, but specifics remain scarce. Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers and tech critics have lambasted the administration for prioritizing donations from AI billionaires over cybersecurity measures, alleging the administration is asleep at the wheel while cashing in on the tech industry.