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Does the Government Have to Approve AI Models? No.

OpenAI showed off its next model family on August 1. One claim spread fast: Astra must pass a federal review before it can ship. Some reports said models now get "submitted to the federal government

Executive Order 14409 creates a voluntary federal review for frontier AI models with no approval step before release.

August 3, 2026 · 7 min read · 1 views

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