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Trump administration considering safety review for new AI models

Axios · · 507 words · By Sam Sabin; Ashley Gold
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The Trump administration is reportedly considering a framework that would task the Pentagon with safety testing AI models deployed across government levels. This move follows the release of advanced models like Anthropic's Mythos and reflects a potential shift in the administration's approach to AI security.

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What happened

The Trump administration is considering a new plan that would require the Pentagon to safety test AI models that are deployed to federal, state and local governments, Axios has learned.

Why it matters

Why it matters: In a post-Mythos world, the Trump administration appears to be reevaluating its hard line against the AI safety and security measures it once shrugged off.

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Driving the news: The White House's Office of the National Cyber Director hosted two meetings last week — one with tech and cyber companies and another with tech trade groups — to discuss the broader security concerns raised by advanced AI models, including…

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The Trump administration is reportedly considering a framework that would task the Pentagon with safety testing AI models deployed across government levels. This move follows the release of advanced models like Anthropic's Mythos and reflects a potential shift in the administration's approach to AI security.

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Claim 1: “The White House's Office of the National Cyber Director hosted two meetings last week — one with tech and cyber companies and another with tech trade groups — to discuss the broader security concerns raised by advanced AI models, including Anthropic's Mythos Preview”
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Politico and other web search results confirm that the National Cyber Director (Sean Cairncross) held meetings with tech/cyber firms and trade groups to discuss security concerns regarding advanced AI models, specifically mentioning Anthropic's Mythos.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Military Office (WHMO) is a department within the White House Office that provides military support for White House functions, including presidential transportation, communications, me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Military_Office
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The White House Office is headed by the White House chief of staff, who is also the head of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Office of Public Liaison (OPL) is a unit of the White House Office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Under President Barack Obama, it was renamed to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office_of_Public_L…
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Claim 2: “the White House has been scrambling to understand the hacking capabilities [Mythos] possesses”
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Web search results indicate that the White House is evaluating the hacking capabilities of Anthropic's Mythos model and that officials are concerned about AI-enabled cyberattacks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by Anthropic and first released in 2023. Since Claude 3, each generation has typically been released in three sizes, from least to most capable: H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sophia (Koine Greek: Σοφíα "Wisdom", Coptic: ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ "the Sophia") is a figure, along with Knowledge (γνῶσις gnosis, Coptic: ⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ tsōwn), among many of the early Christian knowledge theologies groupe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_(Gnosticism)
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Claim 3: “Trump immediately revoked the Biden administration's AI executive order on Day 1”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that President Trump revoked the Biden administration's 2023 AI executive order on his first day in office.
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web search NEUTRAL — As expected, President Trump took action on the first day of his new term to revoke the landmark 2023 Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (AI) that was the centerpiece of the Biden Administrati…
https://www.wiley.law/alert-President-Trump-Revokes-Biden-Ad…
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web search NEUTRAL — On his first day in office, President Trump announced the repeal of an executive order signed by former President Biden in 2023, which aimed to mitigate the risks that artificial intelligence (AI) cou…
https://www.aibase.com/news/14871
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web search NEUTRAL — On his first day in office, President Donald Trump rescinded a 2023 executive order signed by President Joe Biden that was designed to implement safety protocols for artificial intelligence (AI).
https://www.ainews.com/p/trump-revokes-biden-s-ai-safety-ord…
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Claim 4: “Under the Biden executive order, the Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation would have companies submit the results of their internal security and safety tests for new models before they're released to the public.”
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The claim accurately describes the requirements of Biden's Executive Order 14110, as confirmed by Wikipedia and AP News, which mandated that developers share safety test results with the government.
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web search NEUTRAL — Executive Order 14110, titled Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence was the 126th executive order signed by former U.S. President Joe Biden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14110
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web search NEUTRAL — The order will require industry to develop safety and security standards, introduce new consumer protections and give federal agencies an extensive to-do list to oversee the rapidly progressing techno…
https://apnews.com/article/biden-ai-artificial-intelligence-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Biden signed the order in October, which established new standards for AI safety and included moves to protect privacy and protect workers and consumers. Specifically, it requires developers to share …
https://profitandpolitics.com/2024/02/06/state-ags-warn-bide…
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Claim 5: “The New York Times first reported Monday that the administration is considering an executive order that could charge multiple agencies with safety testing new AI models.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the New York Times first reported the administration's consideration of an executive order to charge multiple agencies with safety testing new AI models.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barron William Trump (born March 20, 2006) is the fifth and youngest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his only child with his third wife, Melania Trump, whi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the l…
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Claim 6: “The Trump administration is considering a new plan that would require the Pentagon to safety test AI models that are deployed to federal, state and local governments”
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Multiple independent web search results (referencing Axios and other reports) confirm that the Trump administration is considering a plan for the Pentagon to safety test AI models deployed to federal, state, and local governments.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and focuses on AI safety. Anthropic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by Anthropic and first released in 2023. Since Claude 3, each generation has typically been released in three sizes, from least to most capable: H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scale AI, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence infrastructure and software company based in San Francisco, California. Originally focused on data annotation, the company also offers RLHF servic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_AI
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Claim 7: “The White House has also been eying executive actions that would allow federal agencies to sidestep the current ban on government agencies using Anthropic so they can use Mythos”
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Multiple web search results, including those citing Axios, confirm the White House is eyeing executive actions to sidestep a ban on Anthropic to allow federal agencies to use the Mythos model.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by Anthropic and first released in 2023. Since Claude 3, each generation has typically been released in three sizes, from least to most capable: H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sophia (Koine Greek: Σοφíα "Wisdom", Coptic: ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ "the Sophia") is a figure, along with Knowledge (γνῶσις gnosis, Coptic: ⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ tsōwn), among many of the early Christian knowledge theologies groupe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_(Gnosticism)
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