Trump's AI cybersecurity testing framework excludes open-source models, critics say

The Trump administration has released a voluntary framework for assessing cybersecurity risks posed by advanced AI systems. The guidelines, stemming from an executive order signed by President Trump in June, require AI companies to share frontier models with the federal government before release. However, the framework explicitly excludes open-source AI models — those freely downloadable and publicly inspectable — from its scope. It also states that the framework cannot be used to restrict open models once they have already been released. Critics have raised concerns that the voluntary and limited nature of the guidelines weakens their effectiveness as a cybersecurity safeguard.