Trump's AI Security Order: 30-Day Review for Frontier Models

President Trump has signed an executive order requiring a voluntary 30-day pre-release cybersecurity review for frontier AI models. This order directly responds to Anthropic's Mythos model. The new directive creates a Treasury-led clearinghouse to coordinate vulnerability scanning. It also marks a shift for the administration, moving towards federal AI oversight after previously resisting regulation. Companies are asked to voluntarily provide the government access to "covered frontier models" up to 30 days before their release. Anthropic's Claude Mythos model, capable of identifying and exploiting software vulnerabilities, was the catalyst for this order. National security officials were alarmed by its power. The order aims to address novel cyber risks while maintaining an innovation-first posture.