The government now decides, customer by customer, who's allowed to buy a private company's product — under a framework whose actual rules haven't even been written yet. This is an example of the state inserting itself into the AI market as a gatekeeper, with no statute, no hearing, and no limit on how long "approved" stays optional.
Frontier AI modelssystems can autonomously exploit real-world software vulnerabilities, making this a national security necessity. A voluntary window is the minimum needed before adversaries weaponize the same capabilities. Without oversight, the U.S. risks shipping dangerous tools faster than it can defend against them.
There is an 85% chance that the U.S. will pass legislation that requires cybersecurity around AI systems before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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