Scoop: Inside Trump's AI framework

AxiosAugust 4, 2026en

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

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