WHITE HOUSE TARGETS EA, RESTRICTS AI MODEL SHARING

Trump allies are characterizing effective altruism (EA) as a fringe movement that "built the AI-doom pipeline," using the ideology to justify scrutiny of major AI companies. The memo singles out Amodei as a founding architect of AI doomerism. In related moves, the White House requested that OpenAI and Anthropic withhold new models from the UK's AI Safety Institute until US authorities complete their review. Anthropic reportedly agreed to the terms. Elsewhere, Chinese President Xi Jinping told White House officials that the US and China share responsibility for managing AI development responsibly, framing the relationship as competition between leading AI nations rather than adversarial. Xi called for healthy competition and cooperation on AI governance. The actions signal the administration's effort to consolidate control over AI development while reshaping public narratives around AI risk assessment.