White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold AI models from UK testers until U.S. review: Here’s why

In a recent update, the White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share their new artificial intelligence models with the UK government agency until model verification is complete.

A recent request came from the Office of the National Cyber Director that places companies in the dilemma of having to select between keeping their models or sharing with the UK's AI Security Institute, one of the most robust government credentialing bodies.

The Trump administration's request comes as the White House tries to determine how the government should handle powerful, new AI models that have breached external networks during testing.

It also comes as former engineers and leading officials from major AI companies warned of potential existential risks if development continues unregulated.

In this connection, an Anthropic blog announcement reads: “We’re coordinating with the U.S. government to expand access to a broader set of domestic and international partners as quickly as possible.”

The Congress and the White House in the US are advocating for more funding for the Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation.

It is also seen as the premier federal AI evaluator in the US but it is currently under-resourced and lacks leadership as it is also tasked with expanding the evaluation of frontier models while operating with only a few dozen technical employees.

The development comes as White House signals cybersecurity risks posed by AI models after a series of incidents in which AI systems broke into systems specifically with malicious or criminal intent.

OpenAI and Anthropic also warned the United Nations Security Council about the risks posed by AI systems calling on nations to collaborate in regulating the technology.