Overview

United States federal and executive policy framework governing frontier AI model releases, voluntary testing, export controls, and public-private partnerships.

Key Points

  • 2026-07-14: gold-eagle clearinghouse live under EO 14409; July 17 access-gating dispute with CNBC sources vs WH denial

  • June 2026 executive order bars mandatory federal preclearance for AI model releases

  • Commerce Department CAISI coordinates voluntary frontier model testing

  • Overlaps with frontier-ai-governance and us-ai-sovereign-wealth

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