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Google, Microsoft, and xAI agree to let US government test AI models before public release
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Google, Microsoft, and Elon Musk's xAI agreed today to give the U.S. Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) access to their AI models before public release, Bloomberg reports.
Key facts
- CAISI operates within NIST and was originally established in 2023 under Biden as the AI Safety Institute
- Google, Microsoft, and Elon Musk's xAI agreed today to give the U.S. Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) access to their AI models before public release, Bloomberg
- Trump's AI Action Plan, announced in July last year, directs CAISI to serve as part of an "AI evaluations ecosystem" and lead national security-related model assessments
- The Washington Post reported last month that White House officials were concerned about Burns's Anthropic ties, given the administration's ongoing dispute with the company
Summary
Google, Microsoft, and Elon Musk's xAI agreed today to give the U.S. The agreements mean that every major U.S. frontier AI lab now participates in voluntary pre-release government evaluations. CAISI operates within NIST and was originally established in 2023 under Biden as the AI Safety Institute. "These expanded industry collaborations help us scale our work in the public interest at a critical moment," CAISI director Chris Fall said of the new agreements. The center still lacks permanent legal standing, and some lawmakers have introduced draft legislation to codify it, but nothing has passed.