Cybersecurity Policy Report, Allies Urge Trump to Require Screening of ‘Potentially Dangerous’ AI Models, (May 18, 2026)
Frontier AI (artificial intelligence) models capable of hacking into critical infrastructure or threatening national security should be vetted by the federal government prior to their public release, according to a coalition of 61 Trump administration allies.
In a letter sent Friday to President Trump, the self-described “America First leaders” expressed support for an executive order “to vet potentially dangerous frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models before they are released.”
“Frontier AI systems are becoming increasingly powerful and could pose serious risks to cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, financial systems, election integrity, biosecurity, and even our military and national defense capabilities if deployed recklessly or without proper safeguards,” the coalition warned.
“America should lead the world in AI innovation. But America must also lead with strength, responsibility, and common sense, setting the rules that the rest of the world follows,” it said.
Prompted by the development of AI models capable of outstripping humans’ ability to find and exploit software vulnerabilities, the Trump administration is reportedly considering an executive order that would reverse its hands-off policy toward AI.
“We already evaluate dangerous technologies in sectors that impact public safety and national security,” the letter notes. “The most powerful AI systems, which can now, or soon will be able to, assist in designing bioweapons, breaking into critical infrastructure, or manipulating financial markets, should be treated with the same seriousness and care.
“For this reason, we support proposed policies that require mandatory testing, evaluation, vetting, and government approval of potentially dangerous frontier AI systems before they are deployed. This is the sort of strong, principled, and pragmatic leadership you have shown throughout your presidency,” the coalition told President Trump.
The letter was sent by Humans First, a group that opposes “Big AI globalists,” according to its website. The 61 individual signatories include podcaster Steve Bannon, a White House strategist during the first Trump administration.
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