Scoop: 60+ MAGA allies tell Trump to vet AI before release

"The most powerful AI systems, which can now, or soon will be able to, assist in designing bioweapons, breaking into critical infrastructure, or manipulating financial markets, should be treated with the same seriousness and care."

"For this reason, we support proposed policies that require mandatory testing, evaluation, vetting, and government approval of potentially dangerous frontier AI systems before they are deployed. This is the sort of strong, principled, and pragmatic leadership you have shown throughout your presidency."

"America did not become the greatest nation in the world by allowing unelected elites to experiment on the public without safeguards or accountability. America First means American strength, American security, and the protection of our people first."

"Inside the White House, the prevailing view is the opposite: that America will win the AI race by keeping regulation light and knocking down most state-level AI laws. Even administration officials who support testing and evaluating models have backed away from the idea that the government should approve them."

A prevailing view favors winning the AI race through light regulation and reducing most state-level AI laws. Some officials who support testing and evaluation have avoided government approval requirements. A conservative group’s letter compares powerful AI to nuclear systems and aviation, arguing that systems capable of assisting bioweapon design, breaking into critical infrastructure, or manipulating financial markets should receive the same seriousness and care. The letter calls for mandatory testing, evaluation, vetting, and government approval before deployment. It criticizes AI company leaders as “unelected elites” experimenting without safeguards or accountability, framing the approach as American strength and security. The White House is weighing options to increase AI regulation as more powerful models emerge.

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