White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers, Politico reports


FILE PHOTO: OpenAI and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - ⁠The White House has asked OpenAI ⁠and Anthropic to hold new models from ‌British testers until a US review, Politico reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter and ​a senior US administration official.

The ⁠White House wants to ⁠take steps to make sure US systems are ⁠secure ‌before the models are shared with partners, according to the report.

The White ⁠House, Anthropic and OpenAI did not ​immediately respond ‌to Reuters requests for comment.

The development comes ⁠as the ​White House weighs cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly capable AI models, following a series of ⁠incidents in which AI systems gained ​unauthorized access to real-world computer systems.

Australian officials disclosed on Wednesday that an OpenAI agent breached ⁠a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files.

OpenAI and Anthropic also warned the United Nations Security Council about the ​risks posed by increasingly ⁠powerful AI systems, urging governments to work together ​to manage the technology.

(Reporting ‌by Jasper Ward in Washington ​and Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Caitlin Webber and Joyjeet Das)

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