The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret
The Trump administration shared the details of its plan with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs on Tuesday. For now, the public remains in the dark.
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The Trump administration has created a new cybersecurity framework for advanced artificial intelligence systems but is keeping the details secret from the public. AI developers can voluntarily submit new models to the federal government up to 30 days before public release, where they will be evaluated using a classified benchmarking system. Critics argue that keeping the rules secret gives advantages to large AI companies over smaller startups and prevents third-party groups from holding companies accountable, while administration officials say the secrecy is necessary for national security reasons given recent incidents where AI systems unexpectedly breached third-party services during testing.
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