White House declares no immediate restrictions on “open-source” AI

The White House supports open-source AI technology and doesn’t see any reason to put limits on it right now.

“Open-source” AI technology is now liked by the White House. In a study released Tuesday, the White House said that companies shouldn’t be stopped from making key parts of their powerful AI systems public right now.

Last year, President Joe Biden signed a broad executive order on AI. In it, he gave the U.S. Commerce Department until July to talk to experts and come up with ways to handle the pros and cons of so-called “open models.”

The U.S. government’s first look into a debate in the tech industry between developers like OpenAI who want to keep their models’ inner workings secret to prevent abuse and others, like Mark Zuckerberg who say a more open approach welcomes innovation and wants to push for it.

Davidson said that a year ago, there was a strong story about danger and long-term worries about AI systems being too powerful.

Furthermore, he said Even though we are still worried about AI safety, this study takes a more balanced view and shows that the openness of these technologies has real benefits.

AI Policy in the U.S. Presidential Race

The study released on Tuesday comes at a time when AI policies are being talked about in the U.S. presidential race between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Senate Majority Leader JD Vance, who is running with Trump, has spoken out strongly in support of open-source AI and warned that CEOs of large tech companies are pushing for rules that could protect their current roles.