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White House briefs AI firms on plans for model review, the Information reports

By Thomson Reuters May 20, 2026 | 2:55 PM

May 20 (Reuters) – The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director hosted a briefing ​for leading AI companies ‌on a planned executive order that would empower intelligence and other government agencies to review advanced AI models before ‌their ​release, the Information ⁠reported on Wednesday.

The ⁠National Cyber Director hosted a meeting on Tuesday with companies including OpenAI, Anthropic and Reflection AI, ​the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump ⁠could sign the executive order ​as soon as Thursday, the report ​said, adding that the order ‌would establish a voluntary framework under which developers of frontier AI models would be required to ⁠notify the U.S. government ahead of major releases.

As part of the framework, the ⁠companies ‌could share advanced models ⁠with government agencies up ​to ‌90 days before public launch, ​the ⁠report said.

OpenAI, Anthropic and Reflection AI did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comments.

(Reporting by Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by ​Shinjini Ganguli)