Top cyber official wants US open-source AI adopted worldwide
US National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross attends the signing of an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2026. Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images
ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
August 5, 2026 10:15 AM ET
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross’s remarks come as the White House has excluded open-weight models from voluntary security testing and as new hacking incidents underscored risks posed by autonomous AI.
LAS VEGAS — The Trump administration wants U.S.-built open-source artificial intelligence to become a top technology of choice around the world, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said Tuesday in one of his clearest public endorsements to date of a larger role for open models in American AI policy.
“We are extremely interested in looking at ways to build U.S. open source, make it competitive, make it the...
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