The White House is finalizing a voluntary framework that would create a standardized process for AI companies to submit their most advanced models for government review before releasing them to the public.
A draft of the framework was circulated by the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director around July 13-14, 2026, to major AI players including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. All three companies provided joint edits to the document.
What the framework actually does
The core idea is straightforward: replace the current ad-hoc national security reviews of advanced AI models with something more predictable and structured. The new framework would standardize how companies communicate with the government…