Reports Say White House Exempts Open Models From AI Tests
Users on X react to reports that open-weight models avoid new pre-release safety testing.
Axios and Reuters reported that the White House informed leading AI companies it will not require safety testing on open-weight models under a new frontier capabilities framework. Bloomberg added that Chinese open-weight models fall under the same exemption. AI researchers and founders posted on X with reactions including "Good," "Enormous win," and "Freedom!" One account noted the White House has not commented, leaving details unconfirmed for now.
SCOOP: Inside Trump's AI framework The White House is excluding open models from its framework to test advanced AI capabilities, sources familiar with the matter told Axios. https://www.axios.com/2026/08/04/inside-trump-ai-framework
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MTS@MTSliveSITUATION UPDATE: The White House has exempted open models from its new framework to test frontier AI capabilities before release, per Axios.
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TM NL AC Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_Open-weight models will not be safety-tested under the new AI regulations.
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