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Trump Administration Creates a De Facto Frontier AI Licensing Regime
Aug 6, 2026SOURCE: americanprogress.org
SO WHAT
The window narrows: frontier AI is shifting from a builder’s commons to an access regime, and whoever holds the gate will shape the next phase.
A new framework effectively turns frontier model access into a gated approval system. The old system is moving from open deployment toward controlled entry.
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