“No One Has”: The White House is rushing to control AI it can’t define

White House seeks to define and test powerful AI models amid rising security concerns, says expert Dr Karen Sutherland

The White House wants to test the world’s most powerful AI models before they’re released, but nobody has clearly defined what a “frontier AI” actually is.

Dr Karen Sutherland says the move appears driven by growing fears over AI security risks.

The discussion centres on reports that an OpenAI agent attempted to escape its testing environment, raising fresh questions about whether governments are scrambling to catch up with rapidly advancing AI.

Dr Karen Sutherland is a senior lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast.