US asks AI firms to delay model sharing with UK
White House seeks its own review before UK's AI Security Institute tests new technology.
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What this story says
- The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share new AI models with the UK's AI Security Institute.
- This request is for the US government to test and review the models before they are shared with British testers.
- Politico reported the request, citing an informed source and a high-ranking American official.
- A British official confirmed Politico's report to Bloomberg.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 17 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 17 of the 34 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
41/100
34 sources · methodology
The White House has requested that AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic not share their new artificial intelligence models with the UK's AI Security Institute. The request specifies that the US government must test and review the models before they are provided to the British agency. Politico reported the request, citing an informed source and a high-ranking American official. A British official confirmed Politico's report to Bloomberg.
Disagreement on who made the request
Bloomberg reported that President Donald Trump’s administration requested OpenAI and Anthropic withhold new artificial intelligence models. However, other reports state the request came from the US Office of the National Cyber Director.
What the coverage left out
None of the left, centre, or right-rated digests mention the specific date the request was made, only that Politico reported it on a Thursday and a British official confirmed it to Bloomberg on a Friday.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 25 Sept 2026, 16:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
4 rated outlets
- The left-rated report led on the White House asking OpenAI and Anthropic not to share new AI models with the UK's AI Security Institute until the US government has tested them. It stated that Politico reported the request, citing an informed source and a high-ranking American official, and that a British official confirmed Politico's report to Bloomberg.
Centre
9 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports led on the White House asking OpenAI and Anthropic to withhold their latest AI models from Britain’s safety watchdog until they have been tested by the US government. One report noted this request threatens the UK’s early access to frontier technology. Another stated the administration wants to review US AI systems for cybersecurity risks before sharing them with British safety testers. One report attributed the request to President Donald Trump’s administration.
Right
4 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports led on the White House asking OpenAI and Anthropic not to provide new models to the UK Artificial Intelligence Security Institute until they are reviewed by the US government. One report stated that the White House pressured the companies to reject prior safety verification by a UK laboratory.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover US asks AI firms to delay model sharing with UK?
- Of the 17 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 34. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is US asks AI firms to delay model sharing with UK left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 17 rated outlets on this story, 29% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 14% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of US asks AI firms to delay model sharing with UK biased?
- US asks AI firms to delay model sharing with UK is one event reported by 34 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered US asks AI firms to delay model sharing with UK?
- 34 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What has the White House asked OpenAI and Anthropic to do?
- The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share their new AI models with the UK's AI Security Institute. This is until the US government has had the opportunity to test and review the models itself.
- Who reported this request?
- Politico reported the request, citing an informed source and a high-ranking American official. A British official later confirmed Politico's report to Bloomberg, adding further corroboration to the initial reporting.
- What is the significance of this request for the UK?
- The request threatens the UK's ability to gain early access to frontier AI technology. The UK's AI Security Institute will not be able to test new models until the US government has completed its own review processes.
Read it at the source
34 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
4- White House wants US review before UK AI Security Institute tests (opens TNW in a new tab)
- White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers: Report (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
- White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from UK testers until US review, sources say. (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
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- White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from UK testers until US review (opens Politico in a new tab)
Centre
9- Trump Tells OpenAI, Anthropic to Withhold Models From UK Agency (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)
- White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold models from U.K. testers (opens Quartz in a new tab)
- White House tells AI giants to hold models back from UK safety watchdog (opens City AM in a new tab)
- White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers, Politico reports (opens Investing.com in a new tab)
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- White House wants US government review of OpenAI, Anthropic’s new AI models before UK access (opens Live Mint in a new tab)
- White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers, Politico reports (opens Market Screener in a new tab)
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- White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers, Politico reports (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers, Politico reports (opens Channel News Asia in a new tab)
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Right
4- White House Pressures OpenAI and Antropic to Reject UK Pre-Validation (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
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- The White House Asked OpenAI and Anthropic Not to Provide London with New AI Models (opens topwar.ru in a new tab)
- White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers, Politico reports (opens CNBC-TV18 in a new tab)
- The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to transfer their new AI models to the British until they are tested by the US government (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
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Not rated
17- White House Tells OpenAI and Antropic, "U.S. Must Validate AI Models Before UK" (opens asiae.co.kr in a new tab)
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- OpenAI and Anthropic could withhold new AI models from UK's AI Security Institute (opens IT PRO in a new tab)
- Revision of Models to the White House, Requests to Openai (opens The Cryptonomist in a new tab)
The Cryptonomist — is The Cryptonomist biased? Our profile of this outlet
- White House tells OpenAI and Anthropic to let U.S. review new models before sharing them with British testers (opens The Decoder in a new tab)
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- OpenAI and Anthropic to Give New Models to British Testers only After US Testing (opens the-decoder.de in a new tab)
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- The White House Asks OpenAI and Anthropic Not to Hand over New Models to UK Examiners Until the U.S. Review, According to Sources. (opens Business Insider (Spain) in a new tab)
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- UK blocked from pre-release access to US AI frontier models ⋆ Electronics Weekly (opens Electronics Weekly in a new tab)
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- The White House Is Delaying AI Tests in the UK for OpenAI, Founded by Worldcoin (WLD) Co-Founder Sam Altman. (opens coinotag.com in a new tab)
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- Washington seeks first access to frontier AI models over UK testers (opens BITRSS in a new tab)
- Washington seeks first access to frontier AI models over UK testers (opens Cryptopolitan in a new tab)
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- US: White House Asks OpenAI and Anthropic Not to Release New AI Models in UK (opens enikos.gr in a new tab)
- USA Would Have Asked OpenAI and Anthropic to Delay AI Models in UK (opens DiarioBitcoin in a new tab)
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- White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers, Politico reports (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- White House asks OpenAI, Anthropic to hold models from British testers, Politico reports (opens PressNewsAgency in a new tab)
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- US asks OpenAI and Anthropic to withhold new AI models from the UK (opens Cryptocurrency News in a new tab)
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- U.S. AI Restrictions Create Different Access Paths for OpenAI and Anthropic (opens TokenPost in a new tab)
- US pressures OpenAI and Anthropic to withhold advanced AI models from the UK (opens Crypto Briefing in a new tab)
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