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White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to delay UK AISI model access; Anthropic reportedly agrees

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Politico reports that the White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share new AI models with the UK's AI Safety Institute (AISI) until US reviews are completed. Anthropic appears to have agreed to this request, while OpenAI's response is not specified.

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    Sources: the White House asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share new models with UK's AISI until US reviews them; Anthropic appears to have agreed (Politico)

    Politico : Sources: the White House asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share new models with UK's AISI until US reviews them; Anthropic appears to have agreed — The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share their new artificial intelligence models with the U.K. government's testing agency until …

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