R Street Institute

The Trump administration will not publicly release its new framework for voluntary government reviews of advanced AI models, raising concerns among firms not briefed on the framework. Officials plan a public event to promote the framework, while critics argue it creates an arbitrary and burdensome system. The decision occurs amid growing pressure to address Chinese AI and recent OpenAI security breaches.

A coalition including Mike Pence’s Advancing American Freedom and groups like R Street Institute and NetChoice is urging Senate Commerce Committee leaders to exclude kids’ online safety measures from a national AI framework. The groups argue the proposed bills, such as the Kids Online Safety Act and App Store Accountability Act, risk violating free speech and privacy, with concerns over age verification requirements and data security.

President Trump's 2-week-old executive order aiming to establish light-touch AI oversight faces challenges after the White House imposed last-minute restrictions on Anthropic's new AI model. The move, criticized as undermining the administration's regulatory approach, led Anthropic to cut off access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following export controls barring non-citizens from using them.