Top White House official forced to clean up mess after aide spooked tech industry: report

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was forced onto social media Thursday to reassure the tech industry after her own National Economic Council director went off-script and publicly floated FDA-style government approval requirements for new AI models — touching off nearly a day of anxiety across the sector, according to Politico.

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, had suggested the administration was considering a vetting process for new AI models similar to the FDA's drug approval system.