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Trump’s AI task force discusses cyber risks

The White House’s AI task force convened Thursday to discuss the “evolving cyber threat environment” and strengthening critical infrastructure against potential attacks, an administration official told Semafor.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC
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  • Officials including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross also gave an update on the pre-release testing of AI models being conducted at the National Institute of Standards & Technology’s AI unit.
  • Notably, the ongoing Nvidia scandal was not discussed during the meeting, the official said.
  • Clayton also alluded to adding more firms to the accord.

The task force wants Congress to reauthorize cyber and information-sharing related bills and is still assessing whether it wants to recommend the passage of new bills.

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