Representatives from leading artificial intelligence companies Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are scheduled to meet with White House officials on Tuesday to discuss a new regulatory framework for AI models. The meeting, hosted by the executive-branch Office of the National Cyber Director, aims to outline a voluntary procedure for AI developers to submit their models to the government prior to public or business partner release.
The framework's development was spurred by an executive order issued in June, which set an August 1 deadline for its completion. While the policy itself has been finalized, the upcoming meeting is intended to cover the next steps in its implementation. Details regarding whether public feedback will be solicited before the policy's official release remain unclear.
The impetus for this framework reportedly originated from Anthropic's development of its AI model, Mythos. The company opted not to release the model publicly due to potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities, a decision that influenced the administration's approach to AI oversight. The White House has been pursuing a voluntary arrangement with AI companies to identify risks in their newest models, reflecting a preference for a less intrusive regulatory approach.
The executive order directed several agencies to create the framework within 60 days, including defining the scope of models subject to its provisions. Following the order, the administration has engaged more directly with major AI companies, a move that has drawn criticism from some industry executives and policy experts. This scrutiny intensified after export controls were placed on Fable, the public version of Anthropic's Mythos model, and OpenAI was directed to stagger the release of its latest model, GPT-5.6.
Discussions regarding the framework have been ongoing since June, with an early draft shared with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in July. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly met with senior White House officials, including National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross and Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios, last week to discuss the framework and OpenAI's new model, Astra. Executives from other companies have also engaged with administration officials on unresolved aspects of the framework, such as its potential inclusion of open-source models.