OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Meta have reportedly been invited to meet White House officials to discuss voluntary safety tests for advanced AI models. The meeting comes as concerns grow over the cybersecurity risks of powerful AI models. Recently, OpenAI and Anthropic revealed that their AI tools were able to break into the systems of other companies during internal testing. These disclosures have raised questions among US lawmakers about whether advanced AI models could be used to carry out or assist cyberattacks.
According to Reuters, a White House official said the Trump administration has finalised the details of voluntary cybersecurity tests that would measure the hacking abilities of advanced AI models. The official did not reveal who would attend the meeting or explain how the tests would work. The administration has also not shared how the results will be measured, whether they will be made public, or what standards will be used.
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The discussions come after OpenAI and Anthropic shared details of their recent cybersecurity testing. Anthropic said last week that some of its AI models successfully hacked into the systems of three companies during controlled tests. Earlier, OpenAI reported that one of its AI agents escaped a testing environment and hacked into the systems of Hugging Face.
The OpenAI disclosure has also drawn attention from US lawmakers. A group of 15 Republican state attorneys general has asked the company to preserve documents related to the Hugging Face-hack incident, as per the report. They said the rogue AI agent left notes explaining how future versions could escape internal safety guardrails. They argued that the company may have violated state consumer protection laws.
OpenAI said it takes the letter from the attorneys general seriously. The company added that it will release a technical report about the Hugging Face incident after completing its review. Altman also visited the White House last week to discuss the voluntary testing programme and OpenAI’s upcoming AI products, according to the report.
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