As the White House meets Tuesday with AI companies to discuss a finished voluntary framework for testing frontier AI models’ cybersecurity risk, Senate Democrats are claiming the Trump administration’s lack of clarity on AI governance has fueled an increase in American companies outsourcing their operations to cheaper Chinese AI alternatives.
“The Trump administration’s unfocused, ad hoc approach to AI risks America’s economic security and competitiveness,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said in a letter before the meeting. “The American people and leading AI companies need clear rules, not constantly changing dictates from the White House. Current administration policy is a disaster, failing to address security risks while threatening American innovation and pushing the world to Chinese alternatives.”
