The White House framework for reviewing the most advanced AI models before release covers only closed-source systems and explicitly excludes openly released models, according to people briefed on meetings held at the White House. Companies would hand over models for a 30-day government review under tight access controls, with officials from several agencies involved rather than one office. The framework defines neither "state-of-the-art" nor "national security risk", and the administration does not plan to publish it.
What changed
The framework's contents had not been described publicly, and the White House does not plan to release it.
What it unlocks
Developers of closed frontier models can anticipate a 30-day government review before release, while openly released models are explicitly outside scope.
- 30-day pre-release government review period
What you need to act on it
- building a closed-source model judged state-of-the-art with national security risk
- participation is voluntary
- axios.com2026-08-04