Trump considering federal AI model oversight

White House officials are exploring the possibility of formal government oversight of new AI models, according to the report. New York Times.

U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the publication that the Trump administration was forming an AI task force made up of technology executives and government officials. The group will be responsible for defining potential monitoring procedures for the launch of new models on the market, including formal review processes, the Times reported.

The proposed plans were discussed at a White House meeting last week with representatives from Anthropic, Google and OpenAI.

Potentially influenced by regulatory processes announced by UK regulators, which relegate AI oversight to relevant government agencies, the task force would also determine which US agencies would be responsible for oversight. Some officials have suggested that the National Security Agency (NSA), the White House Office of the National Cybersecurity Director and the Director of National Intelligence take the lead, while others have even suggested revitalizing the Biden-era Center for AI Standards and Innovation, according to the Times.

The administration has reversed its stance on AI regulation in recent months, despite announcing a federal AI action plan that withdrew regulation from tech companies and threatened to cut federal funding to states that hindered AI infrastructure efforts through regulation. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill also included limits on state governments’ regulation of AI, originally proposing a 10-year moratorium on state action in favor of federal oversight.

Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee and chairman of the FCC, has also advocated a light-touch approach to AI regulation.