FOIA lawsuit reveals 132 pages on secret US AI eval framework — nearly all redacted

GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-15

Gary Marcus reports that Protect Democracy's FOIA lawsuit forced the US government to hand over 132 pages of records on its secret framework for evaluating which frontier AI models can be released — but nearly everything is redacted. The documents confirm OSTP director Michael Kratsios and US CTO Ethan Klein are involved, yet reveal almost nothing about the actual criteria. The episode highlights the contradiction of an administration publicly opposing AI regulation while screening models in secret; Protect Democracy's counsel says it will keep fighting for transparency.

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