Under the order, Trump directed the National Security Agency to set up a classified benchmarking process to determine the threshold for designating an AI model as a “covered frontier model.” The NSA must also collaborate with the US Treasury Department and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to establish a “cybersecurity clearinghouse” to scan and patch vulnerabilities at scale, as well as a voluntary framework for AI developers to submit models for safety testing. Critics have pointed out, however, that the text of the EO makes it clear how unprepared the government is
Trump plan to test AI models has a problem—US security teams were gutted by DOGE… And to ensure that evaluators understand top national security concerns as they emerge across government, a “group of interagency experts” has formed a task force “focused on AI national security concerns,” CAISI said. …
… Trump’s next moves on AI safety in the US won’t just be closely watched by officials within his administration concerned about national security risks—which apparently includes Vice President JD Vance, who said on Wednesday that the administration was prioritizing “protecting people’s data” and “pe… …
… Trump’s fact sheet claimed the EO strikes “the right balance between innovation and security.” But critics are concerned that Trump’s order—which came in response to public concerns about the cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic’s model Mythos —appears short-sighted and depends too much on AI fir… …
… For Trump, the priority has been to promote AI industry interests, but he began considering expanding federal government safety testing after Anthropic’s Mythos was released and the AI firm limited access due to safety concerns . …
… Devices on the Covered List “are deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons,” the FCC says. …