Anticipated executive order could give NSA a role in voluntary AI model testing
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May 20, 2026 10:31 AM ET
The order, which is expected this week, comes as the Trump administration grapples with the national security implications of advanced cyber-focused AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos.
White House officials are planning a provision in a forthcoming artificial intelligence executive order that would establish a voluntary information-sharing framework between the government and AI developers to facilitate safety testing of AI models before deployment, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
The National Security Agency is expected to play a key role under the order and would potentially handle classified testing of models offered up by AI labs before those models are publicly distributed, said some of the people. All sources spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details concerning the order, which they said could be unveiled later this week.
The people also...
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