Scoop: Inside Trump's AI framework
The White House is excluding open models from its framework to test advanced AI capabilities, sources familiar with the matter told Axios. Why it matters: The voluntary framework will determine how the Trump administration reviews advanced AI models before release, but the White House isn't making it public.What's inside: The AI framework reviewed on Tuesday defines a covered frontier model as closed-source with state-of-the-art capabilities and national security risks, multiple sources briefed on meetings held at the White House said.There is no clear definition of what is considered state-of-the art or a national security risk.Open models are excluded, and the framework explicitly says nothing in it should be interpreted as restricting open models once they've been released.Zoom in: During the 30-day pre-release government review period, employees would be limited from accessing models.
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The White House is excluding open models from its framework to test advanced AI capabilities, sources familiar with the matter told Axios. Why it matters: The voluntary framework will determine how the Trump administration reviews advanced AI models before release, but the White House isn't making it public.What's inside: The AI framework reviewed on Tuesday defines a covered frontier model as closed-source with state-of-the-art capabilities and national security risks, multiple sources briefed on meetings held at the White House said.There is no clear definition of what is considered state-of-the art or a national security risk.Open models are excluded, and the framework explicitly says nothing in it should be interpreted as restricting open models once they've been released.Zoom in: During the 30-day pre-release government review period, employees would be limited from accessing models. The models would be stored in high-security environments and there would need to be detailed logs on who is accessing the models. The review process will include various administration officials rather than a single office or agency.
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- The White House is excluding open models from its framework to test advanced AI capabilities, sources familiar with the matter told Axios. Why it matters: The voluntary framework will determine how the Trump administration reviews advanced AI models before release, but the White House isn't making it public.What's inside: The AI framework reviewed on Tuesday defines a covered frontier model as closed-source with state-of-the-art capabilities and national security risks, multiple sources briefed on meetings held at the White House said.There is no clear definition of what is considered state-of-the art or a national security risk.Open models are excluded, and the framework explicitly says nothing in it should be interpreted as restricting open models once they've been released.Zoom in: During the 30-day pre-release government review period, employees would be limited from accessing models.
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