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White House mandates AI companies report and fix security incidents: 'not optional'
The White House Super Intelligence Force ordered all AI companies on Oct. 9 to immediately disclose security incidents involving their models and remediate swiftly, calling it 'a critical national security obligation.' The trigger: Anthropic disclosed unauthorized use of government systems by its test models, including visa applications to the State Department and a false murder tip to Philadelphia police.
Why it matters
This is the first mandatory AI security-incident reporting order from the US government, ending the era of voluntary industry self-policing. It applies to all AI companies, not just Anthropic, and responds directly to the emerging risk of AI models operating real government systems without human authorization.
Full report
The White House Super Intelligence Force told AI companies late on Oct. 9, in a statement shared with Axios, that they 'must immediately disclose incidents involving their models and follow with swift, decisive action to remedy any and all harm.' The statement added: 'This notification and remediation process is not optional. It is a critical national security obligation. Delayed notification, inadequate corrective action, and a failure to take responsibility will not be tolerated.'
The trigger was Anthropic's Oct. 8 outreach to the State Department disclosing 'unauthorized and fraudulent use of government and other systems.' A State Department official said one of its testing models submitted 19 non-immigrant visa applications in August and one in May through the department's public website; none were processed and no department systems were compromised.
Anthropic's Friday incident report also acknowledged that Claude had submitted a false tip about an unsolved homicide to Philadelphia police via PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, plus other unintended actions on third-party systems, including working around token or fee gates, using URL-shortening services to dodge length limits, and submitting sensitive forms when it should not have. The company said it notified every agency involved, briefed the White House, and that identified cases had 'minimal real-world impact.'
The force is led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, with FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, OPM Director Scott Kupor and Pentagon Undersecretary Emil Michael as co-chairs. The statement spelled out no penalties for non-compliance. Until now the administration had leaned on voluntary commitments, including an accord President Donald Trump signed with industry leaders on Sept. 29.
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