The Trump administration is asking US AI companies to voluntarily submit models for cybersecurity testing

The Trump administration is asking US AI companies to voluntarily submit models for cybersecurity testing

By @iTnews_au
Publication Date: 2026-06-02 20:35:00

The Trump administration will require leading AI developers to voluntarily submit their best-performing models for government cybersecurity testing before releasing them to the public, according to an order, as security fears grow in Washington over powerful new AI systems like Anthropic’s Mythos.




US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the departments of Treasury, Defense, Commerce and Homeland Security, as well as other government officials and agencies, to enter into agreements with AI developers to test their models.

US authorities would get…