The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret
The White House is keeping its new AI cybersecurity framework confidential, requiring major AI labs to submit models for vetting before public release. Critics argue this secretive process favors large tech companies and leaves smaller startups and researchers without necessary guidance.
Why it matters
The balance between national security and transparency in AI development is a critical issue that could shape the competitive landscape of the technology industry.
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to address the cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly capable artificial intelligence models, a White House official confirmed to WIRED. But at least for now, it’s deliberately keeping the details under wraps, people familiar with the matter tell WIRED.
The Trump Administration invited staffers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia, and other leading AI companies to the White House on Tuesday to share an overview of its new AI oversight framework, the people said. AI developers will have the ability to voluntarily submit new models to the federal government up to 30 days ahead of their public release. The White House will then vet their cyber capabilities according to a classified benchmarking system and share the AI models with federal agencies and trusted corporate partners.
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