Trump AI Adviser Sriram Krishnan Rules Out Formal Licensing Regime for AI Models
Sriram Krishnan, the Trump administration’s outgoing artificial intelligence adviser, told the Financial Times the White House will not establish a formal licensing regime for AI models, stating unequivocally that there will be no “FDA for AI.” Krishnan warned that mandatory pre-release licensing would require companies to navigate legal and compliance hurdles that put “sand in the gears” of AI development. He added that such a policy would never be implemented under President Trump, emphasizing the administration's preference for rapid innovation over regulatory friction.
The policy clarification follows the White House's recent intervention in Anthropic's rollout of its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, which faced export controls before being cleared after two weeks of security reviews. As the Commerce Department resolves these specific restrictions, the administration is implementing a voluntary framework that includes a 30-day pre-release evaluation period and classified benchmarking to assess the cybersecurity capabilities of frontier AI models. Krishnan also noted that the industry contributed to recent regulatory backlash by focusing heavily on dystopian risks, arguing that companies have done a poor job explaining practical benefits like advanced medical diagnosis.
From the sources (25 posts)
@wallstengineThe Trump administration plans to remove export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5 AI model as early as Tuesday evening, per Politico.
@fabknowledgeRT @SophiaCai99: 🚨 NEWS: Commerce is expected to lift export controls on Fable tonight, a senior White House official tells me.
@politicoTrump to lift limits on Anthropic’s Fable model
@stockmktnewzThe 🇺🇸 Trump administration plans to remove export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model as early as tonight - Politico
@theinsiderpaperBREAKING: Trump to lift limits on Anthropic’s powerful model Fable today, Politico reports The change will enable Anthropic to make Fable 5 available again to all general users
@andrewcurran_Politico is reporting it will be a general re-release and not limited to America. As I predicted.
@tolyWe are so back
@polymarketmoneyBREAKING: The Trump administration will reportedly lift all export controls on Anthropic's new "Fable 5" AI model.
@mtslivetoday tomorrow
@polymarketBREAKING: U.S. to reportedly lift export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5 as soon as tonight.
@polymarketmoneyBREAKING: The Trump administration reportedly plans to lift export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5 AI model as early as Tuesday evening.
@wallstengineThe Trump administration plans to remove export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5 AI model as early as Tuesday evening, per Politico.
@techmemeSources: the Trump administration plans to lift export restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 as early as Tuesday evening, making it available to all general users (Politico) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
@financialjuiceUS Commerce Secretary Lutnick: we collaborated with Anthropic to review and authorize Fable 5
@financialjuiceUS Commerce Secretary Lutnick: approved Fable 5 to ensure coordination across US government and bolster America’s leadership in AI
@firstsquawkLUTNICK: WORKED CLOSELY WITH ANTHROPIC TO ANALYSE AND APPROVE FABLE 5; APPROVAL AIMED AT ENSURING ALIGNMENT ACROSS U.S. GOVERNMENT AND STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S AI LEADERSHIP
@andrewcurran_
@andrewcurran_
@synthwavedd🚨 BREAKING: Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick has officially lifted the export control order on Anthropic's Fable 5
@zeffmaxFable AND Mythos. The Trump Admin is lifting export controls on both AI models tonight, marking the end of this chapter.
@andrewcurran_Fable has been freed. For everyone.
@iscienceluvrFable is coming back. Hilarious that the government doesn't even want to address Dario lol
@hackingdaveSo lets go through these steps really quick. Nothing changed law wise to frontier models. Maybe some changes on jailbreaking from Anthropic? Same model, same state, nothing changed - other than Dario claiming its the next iteration of n
@mtsliveSITUATION UPDATE: The U.S. Department of Commerce has fully lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5, effective today.
@apples_jimmyFrom the horses mouth, Fable 5 approved again for access to users.