The White House Is Going to Expand Its AI Policy
Open models may soon be added to an updated AI framework, sources tell WIRED, as the White House continues to grapple with how to regulate a technology it has tried not to regulate.
The White House is poised to revise and broaden its artificial intelligence (AI) guidelines, according to insiders familiar with the matter. The administration unveiled an AI framework earlier this month, which aimed to have the most powerful models from US labs reviewed for safety by the federal government before public release.
However, the framework currently excludes open models developed by companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI. But, the framework is anticipated to encompass open models as well, once they reach capabilities similar to Anthropic's Mythos-class models and OpenAI's GPT-5.6. This shift underscores the White House's escalating oversight and regulation of the AI sector, which has grown increasingly influential over recent months and raised concerns about potential autonomous threats to national security, such as hacking the Pentagon or financial markets.
The urgency for adaptive guidelines has arisen due to the rapid evolution of AI models. Additionally, there is a concern that the framework could create a two-tier system, where only closed models receive approval, potentially discouraging enterprises from using open models, even if they are more economical. While the current framework remains voluntary, the White House has faced pressure from other branches of the administration to develop a more comprehensive approach with leading AI labs, possibly leading to formal partnerships in testing programs.
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