What’s going on: So far, President Donald Trump’s been pretty lax about vetting AI in the private sector — but that may change. The New York Times reports that there could soon be more government oversight over new AI models. As a first step, Trump is apparently considering appointing an expert panel to create a review process, similar to what the UK already has in place (though that program is completely voluntary). This would be a sharp reversal for Trump — a man who once called AI a “beautiful baby” that could not be disciplined with “stupid rules.” But the timing makes sense. Beyond obvious concerns about AI’s effect on... well, everything, officials really want to get on top of AI-enabled cyberattacks.
Does this have anything to do with Mythos?: Not no. Last month, Anthropic announced that its new Mythos AI model was so good at spotting and exploiting software flaws that its release would prompt a cybersecurity “reckoning.” Apparently, that caught the White House’s attention. This news has analysts wondering how the government would keep bias out of its vetting of AI models, especially after the Pentagon’s messy situationship breakup with Anthropic. Still, many technology experts have called for more regulation for years. Maybe in this case, some oversight is better than none.
