This executive action follows a string of panic-inducing reports regarding AI-generated 0-day exploits. Formally, Washington is asking for "voluntary sharing" to detect infrastructure vulnerabilities. In practice, however, this sets up a mechanism for pre-release state vetting of frontier-AI systems. Despite pouring billions into political campaigns via Super PACs (the May 23 case), AI corporations are failing to escape state oversight. The White House is masterfully forcing them into compliance under the flag of national cyber defense.
Source: White House / Reuters
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