White House discusses pre-release government vetting of AI models, reversing hands-off approach

The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would establish a formal government review process for new AI models before public release, according to a Reuters report citing the New York Times. The White House briefed executives from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI on the proposals. The immediate catalyst is concern overAnthropic's Mythos model, which cybersecurity experts warn could identify and exploit vulnerabilities across every major operating system and browser. The proposed mechanism would create an AI working group of tech executives and government officials, modeled on the UK's approach to AI safety reviews.