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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 ​and Reflection ⁠AI did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comments, while Anthropic declined to comment.

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