As AI models break free, White House works with firms on secret safety measures
The White House is reportedly coordinating with technology companies on undisclosed AI safety measures, even as lawmakers criticize the administration for lacking a coherent AI strategy. Industry players appear to be shaping the process partly to protect their federal contracting relationships.
Why this matters: Secret safety measures sound reassuring until you realize the public has no way to evaluate them. If the rules governing AI are negotiated privately between the government and the companies selling AI, those rules will reflect what is good for the sellers. Lawmakers calling this 'ad-hoc' are pointing at a real problem: there is no transparent framework, no clear accountability, and the people most affected by these systems have no seat at the table.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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