AI POLICY
US might start putting limits on AI after breaches
US President Donald Trump has said his administration is considering tighter controls on artificial intelligence after several cybersecurity incidents involving major AI tools.
Trump said the US was looking at possible safeguards while making sure it stayed ahead of China.
The comments mark a shift from the administration’s previous hands-off approach to AI.
Trump said any new rules would need to avoid slowing down American AI companies.
He argued that China has fewer AI restrictions, meaning stronger US controls could put American firms at a disadvantage.
The comments follow two incidents in which OpenAI said its tools were involved in unauthorised hacking activity.
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman also admitted that other systems may have been affected.
The US government recently stepped in after Anthropic released a model it had previously described as too risky for wider use.
In brief:
The US is considering stronger AI controls after recent security incidents.
Any rules would need to protect security without weakening US competition with China.
The debate also covers open-source AI, technology theft claims and possible sanctions.
A light touch, wearing oven gloves
US officials have also accused Chinese AI companies of stealing American technology, including claims involving Moonshot AI’s Kimi 3 model.
China has denied the accusations.
The US has warned that sanctions could follow, while the Federal Communications Commission has banned imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots.
The debate also involves open-source AI models, which can be downloaded and used freely.
Many Chinese models use this approach, while several major US technology companies have also backed open-source AI.
In other news, the White House has opened the parental controls. - MG