AnalysisPolicyJuly 9, 2026

How government decided OpenAI's model safe remains unclear

TechCrunch reports that the approval process for frontier models like OpenAI's Sol and Anthropic's Fable is opaque, with experts and even insiders saying no one knows the requirements. The lack of transparency persists 18 months into the Trump administration despite an executive order outlining evaluation roadmaps.

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