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"THE WHITE HOUSE DECIDES" — DC Imposes Ad Hoc Licensing on Frontier AI

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"THE WHITE HOUSE DECIDES" — DC Imposes Ad Hoc Licensing on Frontier AI

A new, informal regime is dictating who gets access to top models from OpenAI and Anthropic. One observer calls the move to "gatekeep who gets to use the best models" a "declaration of war."

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The new AI policy is that the White House decides ad hoc for whatever reasons it likes, who does and does not get access to frontier intelligence.
Givi Mashwitz · The Ad Hoc AI Licensing Regime
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