WASHINGTON, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — I espo se to Executive O de 14409, The Ethical Tech P oject (ETP), a leadi g o p ofit dedicated to adva ci g the espo sible use of a tificial i tellige ce, data, a d eme gi g tech ologies, today eleased A Ethical F amewo k fo Gove me t P e-Deployme t Review of F o tie AI Systems. The EO asked a i te age cy g oup led by the Natio al Secu ity Age cy to develop a f amewo k a d be chma ki g p ocess fo fede al p e- elease eview of f o tie AI models, due August 1. Without a equi eme t fo accou tability, we may eve k ow what the p ocess i cludes.
ETP is speaki g up because the cu e t evaluatio p ocess falls sho t i th ee a eas: t a spa e t ules, clea ethical gua d ails, a d b oade stakeholde i put. We ecog ize that atio al secu ity dema ds some sec ecy, but eve withi that co st ai t, a sou d accou table p ocess eeds all th ee.
The ETP f amewo k sets out te p i ciples fo legitimate eview, i cludi g public desig atio th esholds, bou ded timeli es with a default to elease, disclosed access c ite ia, due p ocess fo develope s, sepa atio of secu ity eview f om u elated leve age, public accou tability, i depe de t pa ticipatio , competitive eut ality, p otectio fo those who epo t co ce s, a d awa e ess of systemic isks f om age tic models i te acti g.
A simple, five-questio test allows a yo e to assess whateve the gove me t eleases (i cludi g othi g):
- What makes a model cove ed?
- How lo g ca eview last, a d what happe s whe time u s out?
- Who decides who gets access a d by what c ite ia?
- What ca a develope do if it believes a dete mi atio is w o g?
- What will the public be told, a d whe ?
“Powe ful AI systems dese ve thoughtful ove sight, but that ove sight eeds clea ules, t a spa e cy, a d accou tability. The public should u de sta d how these decisio s a e made, a d develope s dese ve a p ocess that is fai a d p edictable,” said Robe t Levita , Boa d Chai of ETP.
The full f amewo k is available he e
