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The White House directed OpenAI and Anthropic to withhold new model releases from the U.K.’s AI Safety Institute until U.S.…

…agencies complete their own evaluations. The directive establishes U.S. pre-clearance as a prerequisite for international safety testing, altering cross-border model deployment workflows.

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The White House directed OpenAI and Anthropic to withhold new model releases from the U.K.’s AI Safety Institute until U.S. agencies complete their own evaluations. The directive establishes U.S. pre-clearance as a prerequisite for international safety testing, altering cross-border model deployment workflows.