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Trump Administration Considers Executive Order Requiring Pre-Release Government Review of Advanced AI Models
The proposal would create a review group of tech executives and government officials to examine new AI models before public release. Google, Microsoft, xAI, Anthropic and OpenAI have already agreed to provide early government access. Separately, a former CFPB employee fired after filming DOGE members at agency headquarters is now running for Congress in Maryland.
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The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would require developers of advanced AI models to provide federal officials with early access before public release, according to the Wall Street Journal. The move would establish a structured process involving tech executives and government officials to review new models, the report said.
The consideration comes weeks after Vice President JD Vance told European regulators that the administration would depart from the Biden administration’s approach. “The AI future is not going to be won by hand-wringing about safety. It will be won by building, from reliable power plants to the manufacturing facilities that can produce the chips of the future,” Vance said.
Google, Microsoft, xAI, Anthropic, and OpenAI have already volunteered to give the government early access to their models. The Wall Street Journal reported that the effort marks an attempt by the administration to be involved in the rollout of new AI models.
Wired noted the potential policy shift in the context of the administration’s broader deregulatory stance. The podcast episode also covered separate developments including a former CFPB employee who filmed individuals she said lacked required badges accessing equipment, more than three dozen former federal workers now running for office after DOGE-related cuts, and Spirit Airlines ceasing operations after 34 years, affecting more than 17,000 employees.
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