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White House reverses course and restores UK AI Safety Institute's access to frontier models

The White House reverses its earlier ban, allowing the UK AI Safety Institute to access frontier models from Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI. Diplomatic pressure from AI Minister Kanishka Narayan prompted the change, restoring early model access that was halted in September. This move signals a shift in U.S. AI export policy.

The Decoder·Oct 12, 2026

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