White House considers vetting AI models before release

techMay 4, 20262597

The White House is considering a formal process to vet A.I. models before companies release them to the public, the New York Times reports. The Trump administration's proposal would assess models' capabilities, training data practices, and safety controls to identify risks such as misuse, disinformation, and national security threats. The idea marks a shift from the administration's earlier noninterventionist stance and could require tech firms to delay launches for government review. If adopted, the policy would create new regulatory checkpoints that could change how companies design, test, and deploy powerful models.

The New York Times

@nytimes.com

Breaking News: The Trump administration is discussing vetting new A.I. models before they are publicly released.

373h ago

Quadling10

"Vet" is a euphemism for control. If you think this regime is interested in anything other than cementing its own stranglehold on power, you're hallucinating,

Itzme29

CONsidering means it has already been done.

ArtsulSelva5

awesome, what could go wrong

mikerun.bsky.social4

He is going to try to make money out of this…

Its Getting Clear4

Oh this should be interesting.

Diego Queen3

for a donation to my construction PAC you to can be an approved contractor…

b12345p.bsky.social3

Sounds like just asking for a bribe - highly unlikely they could actually test or ‘vet’ them. Unless it just means the answers to political and philosophical questions are the answers Stephen Miller wants to hear, no actual concern for safety.

Stork2

Seems like a big part of this is going to be penalties for releasing models without gov't approval. Wonder what trump's goals for those are.

afl_chris2

Great. So he can manipulate them. Dementia Donny strikes again.

Twist2

The Grey Lady needs an editor: Breaking News: The Trump administration is assessing how A.I. models can be monetized and weaponized for his own personal and perpetual benefit before they are publicly released.

tinsal.bsky.social

@tinsal.bsky.social

Who would trust a "vetting" by this White House. Sounds like just another way for Trump to get companies to give him $ -- you know they will ask for "donations" for this. "White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/t...

253h ago

Sheera Frenkel

@sheeraf.bsky.social

NEW- NEW- The White House is reversing course and considering vetting AI models before they are released. With @trippmickle.bsky.social @julianbarnes.bsky.social and @dustinvolz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/t...

123h ago

Prior_Industry3

I wonder if there will be any focus on companies that don't allow the pentagon to do what they want with the models 🤔

cusoman 🇺🇸 🇺🇦2

Guarantee this is to "vet" them to make sure they aren't critical of this administration, the GOP or right wing thinking in general

Mairz

@mairzie.bsky.social

The New York Times www.nytimes.com White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released. Can someone vet the White House AI before it can release?

42h ago

capitaledgenyct.bsky.social

@capitaledgenyct.bsky.social

"White House considers 'vetting' AI models b4 they're released" - that's just a bribe in waiting

83h ago

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

@bermaninstitute.bsky.social

The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on AI models before they are made publicly available. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/t...

23h ago

thirdchances.bsky.social

@thirdchances.bsky.social

White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/t... I imagine Donald, Junior and others accustomed to profiteering are poised to pounce. #ETTD

23h ago

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@janeqpublicwa.bsky.social

Pfffft, like anybody could ever trust anything “vetted” with this administration’s involvement?! Preposterous! White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/t...

33h ago

Bommo4444 🇺🇸🌈🌈🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️BLM 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸

@bommo4444.bsky.social

NYT - White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released Sure, sure all of the A.I. programmers in the White House will have the skills to evaluate a new version of A.I. They are as skilled in A.I. as they are with war, totally and undeniably incompetent

12h ago

Reg Pither

@reg-pither.bsky.social

I suspect DJT thinks vetting A.I. models involves checking out actual "models" imported from eastern Europe. #AI #Epstein #Ivana #Melania

2h ago

John McQuaid

@johnmcquaid.bsky.social

Trump administration maybe getting a little scared of what its "let AI run rampant" policy might mean www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/t...

New York Times headline:
White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released
The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.

12h ago

Gary

@cytherian.bsky.social

"White House" "vetting" "AI models?" They've vetted appointees to important cabinet positions and have offered up FOX News co-hosts and anchors with no relevant experience, so... ... no really feeling much trust in this. Also, probably AI firms end up approving their own models. Corruption.

13h ago