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New artificial intelligence (AI) tools and capabilities from Google, Microsoft and xAI will now be tested by the US Department of Commerce before they are released to the public.
Key facts
- On Tuesday, CASI said it has conducted 40 previous evaluations of AI tools, including evaluation and testing of certain "state-of-the-art models that remain unreleased
- But with the US military expanding its use of AI, and recent claims by Anthropic that it developed a model Called Mythos that is too powerful for release to the public, the White House seems
- These expanded industry collaborations help us scale our work in the public interest at a critical moment," CAISI's director Chris Fall said
- The tech firms have agreed to voluntarily submit their models for testing through Commerce's Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI)
Summary
The tech firms have agreed to voluntarily submit their models for testing through Commerce's Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI). The new pacts are an expansion on agreements by AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic that were reached during the Biden Administration, and will see AI models from all of the companies evaluated for their capabilities and security. "These expanded industry collaborations help us scale our work in the public interest at a critical moment," CAISI's director Chris Fall said. Overall, the evaluations of the AI tools will cover "testing, collaborative research and best practice development related to commercial AI systems.